A programmable ATM/AAL interface for gigabit network applications

Author

Johnston, C.A. ; Young, K.C., Jr. ; Walsh, K.A. ; Cheung, N.K.

Author_Institution

Bellcore, Morristown, NJ, USA

fYear

1992

Firstpage

1191

Abstract

A generic ATM/AAL (asynchronous-transfer-mode/ATM-adaptation-layer) interface using a microprogrammable machine whose architecture can handle different AAL protocols in a very flexible manner is proposed. This generic interface may facilitate cost-effective implementations of broadband terminal adapters and would allow experimentation with new AAL protocols. An initial implementation of this concept in the form of an experimental prototype ATM/AAL interface for the Nectar gigabit testbed is discussed. This prototype can handle three of the existing AALs and serves to identify common architectural elements of a microprogrammable machine

Keywords

B-ISDN; asynchronous transfer mode; network interfaces; protocols; ATM-adaptation-layer; B-ISDN; Nectar gigabit testbed; asynchronous-transfer-mode; broadband terminal adapters; gigabit network applications; microprogrammable machine; programmable ATM/AAL interface; protocols; Asynchronous transfer mode; B-ISDN; Bit rate; Local area networks; Protocols; Prototypes; SONET; Synchronous digital hierarchy; Testing; Timing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Global Telecommunications Conference, 1992. Conference Record., GLOBECOM '92. Communication for Global Users., IEEE

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0608-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GLOCOM.1992.276582

Filename

276582