ATM: The New Paradigm for Internet, Intranet, and Residential Broadband Network Services and Applications

10724-3 If you are an engineer in the computer, telecommunications or cable industries, this is the first ATM book that shows exactly how ATM can support your most promising applications. Authored by Timothy Kwok, Microsoft's Chief ATM Architect, this is a complete guide to three critical classes of Internet and intranet applications development: *Real-time streaming applications such as Internet telephony and multicasting live video *Real-time block transfer applications such as Web browsing *Non-real-time applications such as E-mail Kwok describes the unique bandwidth, traffic and quality of service (QoS) requirements associated with each class of application, and offers new insight into engineering these applications for maximum performance and efficiency. The book also focuses on timely topics such as: ATM-to-the-Home Architectures based on xDSL and HFC networks Broadband Internet service architectures using ATM ATM Forum UNI 4.0 and TM 4.0 specifications including ATM service categories and ABR service. You will get an in-depth understanding of the technical rationale behind the ADSL service interoperability model published by Microsoft and industry-leading companies.

Table of Contents:
Foreword. Preface. Outline of This Book. Acknowledgments. I. Multimedia Applications Requirements. 1. Multimedia Applications and ATM. Interactive Multimedia Applications. An Ideal Communications Network. Summary and Outline of This Part. References. 2. Network Architectures: The Telephone Network, the Internet and Intranets. Introduction. Networking Architectures. Limitations of Today's Network Infrastructures. Summary. References. 3. An Application Classification. Introduction. Communications Applications. A Classification of Applications. Summary. References. 4. Application Traffic Requirements. Introduction. Traffic Generation Patterns. Bandwidth Requirements. Summary. References. 5. Application QoS Requirements. Introduction. Delay Requirements. Error Requirements. Summary. References. II. FUNDAMENTALS OF ATM. 6. Principles of ATM. Introduction. Principles of ATM. Advantages of ATM. Summary. References. 7. Overview of ATM. Introduction. Basic Elements of an ATM Network. Standard ATM Interfaces. ATM Layered Model. Basic ATM Network Operations. Call Negotiation and Renegotiation. VC Number and Translation. Virtual Channel and Virtual Channel Connection. Virtual Path Connection. VCC and VPC Usage. Summary. References. 8. The Protocol Reference Model of ATM, 143 Introduction. Layered Architecture. The Hourglass Model. Multi-Plane Model. B-ISDN PRM and ISO OSI Reference Model. Summary. References. 9. ATM Adaptation Layer. Introduction. End-to-end ATM Protocol Model. AAL Functions. AAL Service Classes and AAL Types. AAL Types. Summary. References. 10. ATM Access (UNI) Signaling. Introduction. ATM Signaling Concepts. ATM Connection Types. ATM UNI Signaling Protocol. Summary. References. 11. Traffic Management and ATM Service Categories. Introduction. Traffic Management. Traffic Contract. ATM Service Categories. ABR Service. Summary. References. Part III. RESIDENTIAL BROADBAND NETWORKS: ATM-TO-THE-HOME. 12. Residential Broadband Service and Network Architectures. Introduction. Legacy Residential Networks and Internet Access. Residential Broadband Service Requirements. Residential Broadband Service Architecture. Summary. References. 13. ATM Over xDSL Network Architecture. Introduction. Subscriber Loop Architecture. xDSL Technologies. ADSL-based Broadband Service Architecture. ADSL-based ATM-to-the-Home Architecture. Summary. References. 14. Hybrid Fiber/Coax Network Architecture. Introduction. Legacy Cable Network Architecture. The Hybrid Fiber Coax Network Architecture. ATM-to-the-Home over HFC Network. Summary. References.