ATM training
course content
Introduction
WAN technology overview, ATM advantages, ATM disadvantages.
ATM overview
The big woolly cloud, ATM and the seven layer model, ATM multiplexing,
Cell switching principles, PVCs, SVCs, VPI's and VCI's, ATM
switching, ATM standards.
ATM physical layer
Supported physical layers, ATM interfaces, SDH, Alternatives
to SDH,POS.
The ATM layer
ATM interfaces, ATM cells, Cell headers, ATM addressing.
The ATM Adaptation layer
What the Adpatation layer does, AAL1 to AAL5 levels, QoS
and CoS, CBR, VBR, ABR, UBR.
ATM Queuing
Min Cell rate, Peak Cell rate, Burst tolerance, Sustainable
Cell Rate, CDVT.
ATM signalling
ATM Forum, ITU-T, UNI, NNI, User to User, PNNI, ILMI
Uses of ATM (ATM Higher layers)
RFC 1483, RFC 1577 "Classical IP", NHRP, LANE,
MPOA, Voice over ATM.
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