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ATM
Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) is the cell relay protocol designed by the ATM Forum and adopted by the ITUITU-T.

ATM

Figure Multiplexing using different frame sizes

A cell network uses the cell as the basic unit of data exchange. A cell is defined as a small, fixed-size block of information.

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Figure- Multiplexing using cells

Figure- ATM multiplexing

Figure- Architecture of an ATM network

Figure- TP, VPs, and VCs

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Figure- Example of VPs and VCs

Figure- Connection identifiers

Figure- Virtual connection identifiers in UNIs and NNIs

Figure- An ATM cell

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Figure- Routing with a switch

Figure- ATM layers

Figure- ATM layers in endpoint devices and switches

Figure- ATM layer

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Figure- ATM headers

Figure- AAL1

Figure AAL3/4 Figure AAL2

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Figure AAL5

ATM LANs
ATM is mainly a widewide-area network (WAN ATM) ATM); ; however, the technology can be adapted to locallocal-area networks (ATM LANs). LANs). The high data rate of the technology has attracted the attention of designers who are looking for greater and greater speeds in LANs. LANs .
ATM LAN Architecture LAN Emulation (LANE) Client/Server Model Mixed Architecture with Client/Server

Figure ATM LANs Figure Pure ATM LAN

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Figure Legacy ATM LAN

Figure Mixed architecture ATM LAN

Figure Client and servers in a LANE Figure Client and servers in a LANE