A. Asynchronous Transfer Mode(ATM) is a "high-speed transmission protocol in which data blocks are broken into small cells that are transmitted individually and possibly via different routes in a manner similar to packet-switching technology".

Asynchronous Transfer Mode(ATM) is a "high-speed transmission protocol in which data blocks are broken into small cells that are transmitted individually and possibly via different routes in a manner similar to packet-switching technology". In other words, it is a form of data transmission that allows voice, video and data to be sent along the same network. In the past, voice, video and dat

multi-bit errors. It provides error checking of the header for use by the Transmission

ATM disadvantages: 1. Flexible to efficiency's expense, at present, for any one application it is usually possible to find a more optimized 2. Technology 3. Cost, although it will decrease with time 4. New customer premises hardware and software are required 5. Competition from other technologies -100 Mbps FDDI, 100 Mbps Ethernet and fast Ethernet 6. Presently the applications that can benefit from ATM such as multimedia are rare 7. The wait, with all the promise of ATM's capabilities many details are still in the standards process Asynchronous Transfer Mode.

In my opinion, ATM is the way to go. I know that there are some disadvantages, but the advantages over ride them. It's worth the cost. It is also based on our need for speed, just how fast do you want your internet access to be.

functions for a working system. The sections in the header are a series of bits that are recognized and processed by the ATM layer. Sections included in the header are Generic Flow Control (GFC), Cell Loss Priority (CLP), Payload Type, Header Error Control, the Virtual Path Identifier and the Virtual Channel Identifier. The Header is the information field that contains the revenue-bearing payload. A GFC is a 4-bit field intended to support simple implementations of multiplexing. The GFC is intended to support flow control. The CLP bit is a 1-bit field that indicates the loss priority of an individual cell. Cells are assigned a binary code to indicate either high or low priority. A cell loss priority value of zero indicates that the cell contents are of high priority. High priority cells are least likely to be discarded during periods of congestion. Those cells with a high priority will only be discarded after all low priority cells have been discarded. Cell lo

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