Publisher's Synopsis
79377-8 The Essential ATM Reference Set for Communications Professionals. Buy these three volumes at a special reference set price! ATM technology plays a critical role in our modern communications infrastructure given its support of voice, data, and video over local as well as wide area networks. How Do You Stay Informed of the Latest Developments in ATM Technology? The ATM Resource Library is designed to keep professionals abreast of all major aspects of ATM technology. Whether you need an overview of ATM protocols, an in-depth explanation of ATM signaling, or a detailed look at ATM internetworking, you will find this critical "need to know" information in these three volumes. ATM, Volume I: Foundations for Broadband Networks This guide, which explains the role of ATM in modern data, voice, and video networks, should be every communications professional's first ATM book. The new Second Edition provides up-to-date information on SAAL (Signaling ATM Adaption Layer), ATM interfaces such as FUNI, Multi-protocol Over ATM, PNNI, and LANE. Also covered is protection switching which shows how the ATM switch uses protection routes for back-up purposes.;The book includes examples of how AAL type 2 supports voice over ATM. In addition, the author provides an overview of label switching versus IP routing. ATM, Volume II: Signaling in Broadband Networks An in-depth communication engineer's guide to the broadband signaling techniques at the core of ATM networks. This includes detailed coverage of SAAL (Signaling ATM Adaptation Layer) and signaling procedures at the user network interface (UNI) level. ATM, Volume III: Internetworking Learn how to bring ATM into your enterprise as a high-speed backbone to your existing networks. This volume provides a detailed look at how ATM can provide other networks with a high quality, high-speed interface to support effective internetworking. Topics covered include: MPOA, Classical IP over ATM, LAN emulation, Frame Relay and ATM, encapsulation and address resolution operations, and MARS (multicast address resolution protocol).
