Overview of ATM, Introduction, Circuit switching, Routing, virtual circuit Switching, Comparison of transfer modes. Motivation for ATM, Basic properties.
Core aspects, ATM Networks, Architecture and interfaces, Internetworking, Applications, BISDN and ATM, ATM Standardisation.
TC sub layer, PMD sub layer, DS1 interface, DS3 interface, E1 Interface, E3 interface, SONET/SDH based interface.
ATM Layer and AAL, ATM cell header at UNI and NNI, ATM layer function, AAL1, AAL2, AAL3/4.
ATM traffic and traffic management, Traffic parameters, Service parameters, QOS parameters, Service categories, Traffic management, Traffic contact management.
Introduction, Components, Performance, Measurements, Switching issues, Shared memory architecture, Shared medium architecture, Space division architecture, Switching in ATM.
AISA format, Group addressing, ATM signal protocol stack, SAAL, Routing, PNNI Protocol, PNNI hierarchy, PNNI topology.
Standardisation Procedure, Reference model, OAM Procedure, ILMI, Security object in ATM Security model.