DocumentCode :
1122668
Title :
Management and control functions in ATM switching systems
Author :
Chen, Thomas M. ; Liu, Steve S.
Author_Institution :
GTE Labs. Inc., Waltham, MA, USA
Volume :
8
Issue :
4
fYear :
1994
Firstpage :
27
Lastpage :
40
Abstract :
As research has progressed, it has become clear that the main difficulties in ATM pertain to its operational details rather than the concept. And it seems likely that these control issues will be much more complicated and costly for ATM switches when compared with current telephone circuit switches. The asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) is the target switching technique for the future public broadband integrated services digital network (B-ISDN). The purpose of this article is to examine the management and control functions in ATM switching systems implied by current industry standards and agreements on OAM and traffic control. Until now, ATM research in the areas of switch design and traffic control have progressed essentially independently. First, we briefly review the B-ISDN Protocol Reference Model and its representation of the different information flows in ATM. Network management and traffic control principles in ATM, and in particular OAM, are overviewed. With this information as background, we attempt to infer their implications on the functional blocks of an ATM switching system. An example switch architecture model with distributed management and control functions is outlined, and some design issues are discussed.<>
Keywords :
B-ISDN; asynchronous transfer mode; electronic switching systems; protocols; telecommunication network management; telecommunication standards; telecommunication traffic; telecommunications control; ATM switching systems; B-ISDN; OAM; Protocol Reference Model; asynchronous transfer mode; broadband integrated services digital network; distributed control; distributed management; industry standards; network management; switch architecture; traffic control; Asynchronous transfer mode; B-ISDN; Control systems; Electrical equipment industry; Industrial control; Switches; Switching circuits; Switching systems; Telephony; Traffic control;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Network, IEEE
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0890-8044
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/65.298161
Filename :
298161
Link To Document :
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