B-ISDN and the OSI protocol reference model

Author

De Prycker, M. ; Peschi, R. ; Van Landegem, T.

Author_Institution

Alcatel Bell, Antwerpen, Belgium

Volume

7

Issue

2

fYear

1993

fDate

3/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

10

Lastpage

18

Abstract

The evolution of public telecommunication networks toward broadband integrated services digital networks (B-ISDNs) is presented. The asynchronous transfer mode (ATM), which supports B-ISDNs, and the B-ISDN protocol reference model are discussed. It is shown that the service offered by the ATM layer in the B-ISDN protocol reference model is equivalent to the service offered by the OSI physical layer. It is also shown that the service offered by the ATM adaptation layer (AAL) type 3/4 is similar to an OSI data link service. The emergence of the metropolitan area network (MAN) standard as an intermediate support for broadband services and the similarities between the DQDB MAC and the AAL type 3/4 in its connectionless mode are discussed.<>

Keywords

B-ISDN; asynchronous transfer mode; metropolitan area networks; open systems; protocols; telecommunication standards; AAL type 3/4; ATM adaptation layer; ATM layer; B-ISDN; DQDB MAC; MAN standard; OSI data link service; OSI physical layer; OSI protocol reference model; asynchronous transfer mode; broadband integrated services digital networks; connectionless mode; metropolitan area network; public telecommunication networks; Asynchronous transfer mode; B-ISDN; Bandwidth; Bit rate; Cable TV; ISDN; Open systems; Physical layer; Protocols; Telephony;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Network, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0890-8044

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/65.216906

Filename

216906