ATM based LAN / Zariah Ismail

It is the pressure on LAN equipment to provide higher and higher speed solution that we turn to ATM. The attraction of ATM is as a "next generation" LAN implementation. One of the distinguishing features of ATM is that it employs exactly the same hardware, software and protocols whether the network extends down the hall or around the world. Before ATM fulfills its promise as a cost effective technology for supporting future broadband multimedia services, the huge legacy of existing LAN application needs to be readily migrated to the ATM environment. ATM needs to provide adequate interworking with legacy LANs. ATM which is a gigabit network will be the future technology transfer. Many ATM network have already emerged despite the fact that ATM technology standardization process is still not finalized yet. Many of the networks are either Lab test beds or ATM based LAN network