Asynchronous Transfer Mode: Solution for Broadband ISDN

ATM may change the public and private communications networks and bring the telecommunications, computer and consumer industry closer together. This study covers aspects of ATM parameters, ATM systems and ATM switching, both in the public and private networks including ATM LANs and ATM public systems. It also contains an up-to-date status of related ATM standards along with an introduction to strategies for ATM in the public and private network, both for the computer (ATM LAN) as well as consumer (Video-on-Demand) applications. It also covers information for the specification, design, purchase and installation of ATM based systems.