Gerd Keiser, Local Area Networks, 2nd ed.

, McGraw-Hill, 2002
Problem Solutions to Chapter 7
7.1

The error probabilities are listed in the following table:

Error rate

0 errors

1 error

2 errors

10-6

0.999600

3.998 10-4

7.797 10-8

10-9

0.9999996

4.000 10-7

7.800 10-15

7.2

These applications belong to the following ATM service classes:

(a) Downloading of a document from the Internet: Generally a UBR service is
adequate for this type of application, since it can tolerate variable delays and
some cell loss.
(b) A telephone call between people in two different cities: This is a real-time
application that can be satisfied with either CBR or rt-VBR service.
(c) Medical consultation via a telemedicine application: This is a real-time
application that is best implemented by CBR service, since the application
requires a continuous availability during the connection time and a tight upper
bound on the delay.
(d) Sending an e-mail message: Either and ABR or a UBR service can be used.

7.3

For the AAL1 protocol an ATM cell contains 47 bytes of data. Therefore, a rate
of 200 kbps generates 532 cells per second. This is the SCR. The peak cell rate is
five times this or 2660 cells per second.

7.4

(a) The cell loss ratio (CLR) is 8 10-4. (b) The cell error ratio (CER) is 4 10-4.

7.5

(a) For the AAL1 protocol an ATM cell contains 47 bytes of data. Therefore, a
data rate of 4 Mbps generates 10639 cells per second.
(b) Since there are 5 header bytes and one overhead byte, the efficiency for AAL1
is 47/53 = 88.7%.

7.6

(a) For the AAL5 protocol an ATM cell contains 48 bytes of data. Therefore, a
data rate of 4 Mbps generates 10417 cells per second.
(b) Since there are 5 header bytes in a 53-byte ATM cell, the efficiency for AAL5
is 48/53 = 90.6%.

7.7

The number of bytes in a 53-byte ATM cell that consist of actual data for the
following protocols: (a) AAL1: 47 bytes; (b) AAL2: 45 bytes; (c) AAL3/4: 44
bytes; (d) AAL5: 48 bytes.

7.8

Some of the advantages and limitations of using ATM versus Fast Ethernet for
connecting LAN users residing in buildings that are 2 km apart:
(a) Fast Ethernet is compatible with the prevalent Ethernet family of networking
equipment used in LAN environments.
(b) ATM has more implementation flexibility than Fast Ethernet in that users with
differing data rates and protocols can be accommodated readily.
(c) ATM has a selection of service classes for different traffic types.
(d) ATM equipment tends to be more expensive than Fast Ethernet.