Title :
ATM access network architecture
Author :
Maeda, Youichi ; Kikuchi, Katsuaki ; Tokura, Nobuyuki
Author_Institution :
NTT Transmission Syst. Labs., Yokosuka, Japan
Abstract :
The requirements of the ATM (asynchronous transfer mode) access network architecture, its physical and logical network configurations and its OAM (operation and maintenance) architecture are described. A topology that layers ring/star networks and star networks is proposed for the physical network configuration to allow access network evolution. Virtual path networking based on service separation is proposed for the logical network configuration in order to establish integrated and flexible access networks. Some application examples of virtual path usage in the network are also described. The OAM functional configuration is shown
Keywords :
maintenance engineering; telecommunication networks; time division multiplexing; ATM; B-ISDN; OAM architecture; access network architecture; asynchronous transfer mode; functional configuration; logical network configurations; network topology; operation and maintenance; physical network configuration; ring/star networks; service separation; star networks; virtual path networking; virtual path usage; Asynchronous transfer mode; B-ISDN; Bit rate; Central office; High speed optical techniques; Laboratories; Network topology; Optical fiber networks; Power cables; Road transportation;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 1991. ICC '91, Conference Record. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0006-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICC.1991.162450
