The infrastructure for gigabit computer networks

Author

Cheung, Nim K.

Author_Institution

Bellcore, Morristown, NJ, USA

Volume

30

Issue

4

fYear

1992

fDate

4/1/1992 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

60

Lastpage

68

Abstract

The key features of the synchronous optical network (SONET) and asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) standards for the broadband integrated services digital network (B-ISDN) public network, which is expected to provide a powerful and ubiquitous infrastructure to support the emerging gigabit-per-second data and multimedia applications, are reviewed. The advantages of ATM, the ATM cell format, the B-ISDN protocol reference model and the ATM layer, the ATM adaptation layer, and ATM traffic management and signaling are discussed. An experimental high-performance parallel interface (HIPPI)-ATM-SONET interface is presented as an example to illustrate how the SONET and ATM techniques can be used to provide end-to-end transport for applications requiring a bandwidth of 800 Mb/s and possibly 1600 Mb/s.<>

Keywords

ISDN; broadband networks; computer interfaces; optical links; protocols; standards; 1600 Mbit/s; 800 Mbit/s; ATM adaptation layer; ATM cell format; ATM layer; ATM standards; ATM traffic management; B-ISDN protocol reference model; SONET; asynchronous transfer mode; bandwidth; broadband integrated services digital network; data communication; gigabit computer networks; high-performance parallel interface; multimedia applications; public network; signaling; synchronous optical network; Asynchronous transfer mode; B-ISDN; Bandwidth; Computer networks; High speed optical techniques; Optical fiber communication; Optical packet switching; SONET; Synchronous digital hierarchy; Telecommunication traffic;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/35.135790

Filename

135790