Author_Institution :
Semicond. Products, Motorola Inc., Austin, TX, USA
fDate :
6/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
While not optimum for any one type of traffic, asynchronous transfer mode is clearly the best compromise between the conflicting needs of data, voice, and video. The most interesting question is not whether ATM will take over the data communications highway, but how it will be phased in. The author describes how anticipating how wide- and local-area networks will shift into asynchronous transfer mode requires a grasp of today´s technologies.<>
Keywords :
asynchronous transfer mode; local area networks; open systems; protocols; technological forecasting; token networks; visual communication; voice communication; wide area networks; ATM; asynchronous transfer mode; data communications highway; local area networks; video communications; voice communications; wide area networks; Application software; Asynchronous transfer mode; Bandwidth; Data communication; Delay; Diseases; Local area networks; Solar energy; Telecommunication traffic; Video compression;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
