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Asynchronous Transfer Mode

ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) is a standard for carrying all types of digital traffic including voice, data, and video. It was developed to meet the needs of broadband networks and integrate telecommunications and computer networks. ATM uses fixed size cells of 53 bytes, with a 5 byte header containing information like virtual path and channel identifiers to direct cells through switches. It provides functionality of both circuit-switching and packet-switching by establishing virtual circuits identified by a VPI and VCI in each cell header to transport data through a network.

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Asynchronous Transfer Mode

ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) is a standard for carrying all types of digital traffic including voice, data, and video. It was developed to meet the needs of broadband networks and integrate telecommunications and computer networks. ATM uses fixed size cells of 53 bytes, with a 5 byte header containing information like virtual path and channel identifiers to direct cells through switches. It provides functionality of both circuit-switching and packet-switching by establishing virtual circuits identified by a VPI and VCI in each cell header to transport data through a network.

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ATM

Asynchronous
Transfer Mode

Slide Title
What is ATM
ATM Cell Size
ATM Cell Format
VC & VP

What is ATM
Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) is a standards for carriage of
a complete range of user traffic, including voice, data, and video
signals.
ATM was developed to meet the needs of the
Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network, as defined in the
late 1980s,[2] and designed to unify telecommunication and
computer networks.
The reference model for ATM approximately maps to the three
lowest layers of the ISO-OSI reference model: network layer,
data link layer, and physical layer.

What is ATM Contd..


ATM is a core protocol used over the SONET/SDH backbone of the
public switched telephone network (PSTN) and
Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN), but its use is declining
in favour of all IP.
ATM provides functionality that is similar to both circuit switching
and packet switching networks.
ATM Uses fixed sized payloads unlike Ethernet or IP which uses
variable size.

ATM Cell Size


An ATM cell consists of a 5-byte header and a 48-byte payload.
ATM defines two different cell formats: UNI (User-Network Interface)
and NNI (Network-Network Interface).
Most ATM links use UNI cell format.

ATM Cell Format

ATM Cell Format Contd


GFC = Generic Flow Control (4 bits) (default: 4-zero bits)
VPI = Virtual Path Identifier (8 bits UNI, or 12 bits NNI)
VCI = Virtual Channel identifier (16 bits)
PT = Payload Type (3 bits)
CLP = Cell Loss Priority (1-bit)
HEC = Header Error Control
(8-bit CRC, polynomial = X8 + X2 + X + 1)

VC & VP
VC Stands for Virtual circuits and VP stands for Virtual paths.
ATM operates as a channel-based transport layer, using virtual
circuits (VCs).
Every ATM cell has an 8- or 12-bit Virtual Path Identifier (VPI) and
16-bit Virtual Channel Identifier (VCI) pair defined in its header.
The VCI, together with the VPI, is used to identify the next
destination of a cell as it passes through a series of ATM switches
on its way to its destination.

VC & VP

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