Designing ATM Switching Networks

A comprehensive, professional guide to designing ATM networks.No technology is more critical to modern communications than Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM). This fast packet switching method maximizes bandwidth capacity, reduces technical and performance problems in networks, and functions across any line-twisted pair, coaxial cable, or fiber optic. In this superb guide from two leading experts, you'll find complete, topnotch help with every step in the design, selection, and application of ATM switching in broadband networks. Clearly written and fully illustrated, this book clarifies every aspect of this complex and important field. You get step-by-step guidance on: maximizing performance in any network environmentefficiently managing traffic and capacityanalyzing, comparing, and selectingrouting policiesuse of traffic models for network dimensioningdescribing switches from Nortel, AT&T, Fujitsu, IBM, NEC, Siemens, Bay, Cascade, Cisco, FORE, and othersuse of topical components to design switches/networks for multimedia and backbone servicesincreasing efficiency in routers and hubsclearing up bottlenecks in LANs and WANsdiminishing jitter in time-sensitive voice and videotraffic; reducing cell loss and cell error probabilitycascading ATM switches in parallel for Gibbs speed. No matter what your ATM question, Designing ATM Switching Networks has the answer.