Title: Towards Interoperability Of ATM Public And Private Networks
Abstract: Asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) is expected to be the global standard for data multiplexing and switching. It is hoped that connectivity between private ATM LANs and an ubiquitous pub lic ATM network can be accomplished without the need for internet working units that perform bridging and protocol conversion. Presently, this is not achievable due to physical and data layer incompatibilities. In this paper, we present the first step towards achieving the goal of seamless connectivity. We discuss an experimental network which supports MPEG-1 video and IP-traffic over a heterogeneous transport platform consisting of 4B/5B block encoded transport (similar to that used in FDDI) and SONET. We believe that this is the first demonstration of interoperability between a SONET public network element and a private ATM LAN.
Publication Year: 1993
Publication Date: 1993-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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