Title :
ATM without strings: an overview of wireless ATM
Author :
Krishnakumar, A.S.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Labs., Nieuwegein, Netherlands
Abstract :
A majority of applications in the near-future are expected to be multimedia-capable. One of the enabling technologies for this to happen is asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) networking. In addition, the exploding use of mobile terminals-laptop computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs) etc.-means there will be more demand to extend these multimedia-capable applications to the mobile terminal. This requires the extension of ATM technology to high-speed wireless communications (>20 Mbps). This is an active area of research around the world. This article describes the technical challenges posed by wireless ATM networking and gives an overview of wireless ATM efforts under way, focusing on specific research projects in the USA and Europe
Keywords :
asynchronous transfer mode; internetworking; land mobile radio; radio networks; 20 Mbit/s; ATM networking; Europe; USA; asynchronous transfer mode; high-speed wireless communications; internetworking; laptop computers; mobile terminals; multimedia; personal digital assistants; research projects; wireless ATM; Application software; Asynchronous transfer mode; Computer networks; Data communication; Europe; Mobile computing; Personal digital assistants; Portable computers; Switches; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Personal Wireless Communications, 1996., IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
New Delhi
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3177-X
DOI :
10.1109/ICPWC.1996.494271
