Title :
A call model for multipoint communication in switched networks
Author :
Gaddis, Michael E. ; Bubenik, Rick ; DeHart, John D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Compt. Sci., Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO, USA
Abstract :
A call model designed for switched asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) networks is described. The model provides network clients with multipoint, multiconnection communication channels, which are denoted as calls. Calls are allowed to change dynamically during their lifetime, in terms of the number of participants, the number of connections and the bandwidth of the connections. Clients create, manage and manipulate calls using the connection management access protocol. The call model provides basic interconnection services suitable for local and wide area networks, where more sophisticated services can be layered over this substrate
Keywords :
asynchronous transfer mode; local area networks; metropolitan area networks; protocols; switching networks; ATM networks; LAN; MAN; asynchronous transfer mode; call model; connection management access protocol; interconnection services; local area networks; multiconnection communication channels; multipoint channels; multipoint communication; switched networks; wide area networks; Asynchronous transfer mode; Bandwidth; Communication channels; Communication switching; Intelligent networks; LAN interconnection; Switches; Telecommunication switching; Wide area networks; Workstations;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 1992. ICC '92, Conference record, SUPERCOMM/ICC '92, Discovering a New World of Communications., IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0599-X
DOI :
10.1109/ICC.1992.268210