ABR service provision in Ethernet-ATM internetworking

Ethernet users can access resources in ATM networks efficiently through Ethernet-ATM internetworking with ABR service. We survey several issues for implementing ABR service in Ethernet-ATM inter-networking and propose a structure for end-to-end flow control. In the proposed structure, control parameters are calculated and maneuvered by software for easy implementation and efficient adaptability for the changes of parameters while the cell emission control according to the allowed cell rate is performed by the hardware implementation for real time processing. The proposed structure can cope with the changes of the specifications including the calculation of the control parameters and their application. Hence, the structure is expected to contribute to providing the ABR service in the future ATM networks