Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; Acknowledgments; Dedication; Table of Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction; I Outline of the Book; II Characterization of Broadband Telecommunications Market; A. Scale of Investment; B. Scale of Market Size and Reward; C. Regulatory Conditions; D. Customer Driven Factors; E. Market Trends; F. Influence of Computing on the Telecommunications Market; III Market Analysis for ATM Technology; A. Residential Market; B. Business Market; C. Bandwidth Cost Trend; D. Market Opportunities; Chapter 2: Basic ATM Concepts; I ATM Overview

II Basic Definitions for ATM ConceptsA. Virtual Path and Virtual Circuit Concepts; B. Interfaces; III ATM Cell Structure; IV Signaling in ATM Networks; A. Introduction; B. Signaling Mechanisms; C. ATM Addressing; V ATM Switching Concepts; VI Routing Cells in ATM Networks; VII Call Setup; Chapter 3: Services Offered through ATM Networks; I Internet Service; II Video on Demand; III Video Telephony; IV Distant Learning/Medicine; V Telecommuting; Chapter 4: Integration of Various Access Node Technologies into ATM Networks; I Wireless Networks; II Public Telephone Service Networks

III Data NetworksIV Cable-TV Networks; V Integration of Various Transport Technologies; Chapter 5: ATM Protocols; I ATM Protocol Stack; II The Physical Layer; A. PMD Sub-layer; B. ATM Transmission Convergence (TC) layer; III The ATM Layer; A. ATM Layer Functions; B. ATM Cell Types; IV ATM Adaptation Layer (AAL); A. AAL Structure; B. Classification Based on AAL Service Attributes; C. ATM Adaptation Layer Functions; Chapter 6: Bandwidth Allocation in ATM Networks; I Variable Bandwidth Allocation; II Virtual Path and Virtual Channel Concepts; III Constant Bit Rate; IV Variable Bit Rate

V Unspecified Bit RateVI Available Bit Rate; Chapter 7: Switching Architectures for ATM Networks; I Buffering Models for ATM Switching Networks; A. Input Buffering; B. Output Buffering; C. Central Buffering; II Routing Models for ATM Switching Networks; III Multistage Interconnection Networks (MINs) for ATM Switching Networks; A. Nonblocking MINs; B. Blocking MINS; IV Buffer Management; V Broadcast and Multicast Requirements for ATM Switching Networks; VI ATM Switch Architectures; Chapter 8: ATM Traffic Management: Traffic Enforcement and Traffic Shaping; I The Traffic Contract

II Basic Quality of Service (QoS) ParametersIII Connection Admission Control; IV Usage/Network Parameter Control (UPC/NPC); V ATM Service Categories; VI Traffic Shaping; VII Flow Control and Congestion Control; Chapter 9: ATM Interworking Standards; I LAN Emulation; A. LANE Architecture; B. LANE Components; C. LAN Emulation User to Network Interface (LUNI); D. LANE Connections; E. Basic Operations Aow for LEC; F. LANE Connection Management; II Classical IP and ARP over ATM; A. LIS Configuration and Operation; III Multi-Protocol over ATM (MPOA); A. MPOA Architecture; B. MPOA Operations

IV Voice and Telephony over ATM (VTOA)

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