Book details of 'Atm for Public Networks'

Title	Atm for Public Networks
Author(s)	Ronald H. Davis
ISBN	0071344764
Language	English
Published	March 1999
Publisher	McGraw-Hill Professional

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Reviewer Rob Slade wrote:
The book is aimed primarily at technical managers and communications engineers. It is technical and somewhat demanding, but not beyond the reach of those without an engineering background. Part one presents a general, conceptual picture of ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode). Chapter one gives a clear explanation of both circuit and packet switching, the relative strengths and weaknesses, and the need for integration. The relation between ATM and a physical layer such as SONET (Synchronous Optical Network) is described well in chapter two, but the connection between ATM and B-ISDN (Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network) is not quite as clear. Part two deals with specific protocols within ATM. Chapter three gives an overview of the data and cell formats of the ATM layer, and the various sublayers of the ATM Adaptation Layer (AAL). ATM signalling is described in chapter four. The provision for operations administration and maintenance is explained in chapter five. Chapter six looks at traffic management, with analysis of quality of service, delay, and variation. Part three examines the means of interconnection with existing networks and services. Circuit, trunk, and framing emulation for existing services is reviewed in chapter seven. Chapter eight discusses IP over ATM while nine deals with TCP level functions. The Internet and its requirements are analyzed in chapter ten with a view to the benefits ATM can provide as an underlying layer. The chapter concludes with a comparison of IP/SONET versus IP/ATM/SONET, but the material is limited by the fact that IPv6 has not been used significantly in the overview. Chapter eleven covers voice and other constant bit rate traffic carried over ATM. Part four consists only of chapter twelve, looking at the future of ATM with particular reference to coming technologies. Resources for further study are given at the end of each chapter. In addition, the figures and illustrations are worthy of note. All too often, graphics are introduced either because they are expected, or as space fillers. The illustrations and tables in this work, while not universally clear, generally do contribute to understanding of the material. At first glance, a lot of the content is full of equations and alphabet soup. That should not, however, scare you off. The intelligent reader, with a bit of telecommunications background, should be able to gain a reasonable understanding of ATM, its implications, and its use in heterogeneous networks. "Hands On ATM" (see reviews) and "Understanding ATM" (see reviews) are both good, but this is a very serviceable guide, and worthy of serious consideration. copyright Robert M. Slade, 1999
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Telephone companies and internet service providers are pushing hard to "bundle" different services into comprehensive packages for competitive advantage. ATM (asynchronous tansfer mode) provides cost efficient bundling. This book shows telephone and internet service providers how to: deploy ATM to provide multiple services in one package; deploy TCP/IP over ATM; deploy IPv6 over ATM; develop cost efficient ATM strategies.