ATM and Cell Relay Service for Corporate Environments (Mcgraw-Hill Series on Computer Communications)

ATM is the technology behind "next generation" LANs, broadband-ISDN, SONET and virtually all other high-bandwidth communication configurations. This book explains the technology for networking administrators, analysts and designers concerned with providing enough bandwidth for their organization's needs. Detailed coverage includes the uses of cell relay in enterprise data networks, uses of CRS for video/multimedia applications, ATM and AAL, typical user equipment and availability, and how to migrate a pre-ATM enterprise network to CRS.