Title :
An architecture for a pure ATM metropolitan area network
Author :
Lombardo, A. ; Palazzo, S.
Author_Institution :
Facolta di Ingegneria, Catania Univ., Italy
Abstract :
The authors propose a scenario for MAN (metropolitan area network) environments in which the flexibility of a unique `pure ATM´ multiplexing technique for all types of information is exploited. The proposed MAN, which is based on two contra-directional buses, provides for a unique medium access protocol, achieving integration of isochronous and nonisochronous traffic in the network. The authors describe the protocol architecture and the main features of the MAN and outline analogies and differences between the proposed MAN and the IEEE 802.6 one
Keywords :
computer networks; protocols; time division multiplexing; ATM metropolitan area network; IEEE 802.6; MAN; isochronous traffic; medium access protocol; nonisochronous traffic; protocol architecture; Access protocols; Asynchronous transfer mode; B-ISDN; Broadband communication; Circuits; Communication switching; ISDN; Metropolitan area networks; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control;
Conference_Titel :
Global Telecommunications Conference and Exhibition 'Communications Technology for the 1990s and Beyond' (GLOBECOM), 1989. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
DOI :
10.1109/GLOCOM.1989.64255
