ATM-to-the-desktop: its position and advantages in emerging networks

Author

Rindos, Andrew ; Woolet, Steven ; Cosby, David ; Glekas, Jim ; Hunter, Steve ; Vouk, Mladen

Author_Institution

IBM Corp., Research Triangle Park, NC, USA

fYear

1996

fDate

25-27 Jun 1996

Firstpage

34

Lastpage

39

Abstract

Given that ATM is expected to be the dominant backbone technology (with backbone speeds starting at 155 Mbps), two options exist for a network administrator when replacing an existing section of his network and/or adding a new section: (1) install a switched (possibly high-speed) LAN, or (2) install an all ATM solution (ATM-to-the-desktop), either native or with LAN emulation. We present a comparison of these two options, with emphasis on evaluating their respective performances. We illustrate these discussions with measured data and mathematical models

Keywords

asynchronous transfer mode; local area networks; performance evaluation; queueing theory; 155 Mbit/s; ATM-to-the-desktop; LAN emulation; backbone technology; emerging networks; high-speed LAN; performances; switched LAN; Access control; Asynchronous transfer mode; Ethernet networks; Hardware; Intelligent networks; LAN emulation; Local area networks; Mathematical model; Performance evaluation; Spine; Switches; Throughput;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Southcon/96. Conference Record

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

ISSN

1087-8785

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3268-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SOUTHC.1996.535039

Filename

535039