Quality of Service in ATM Networks: State-of-the-Art Traffic Management

• Authors: Natalie Giroux;Sudhakar Ganti
• Venue: Quality of Service in ATM Networks: State-of-the-Art Traffic Management
• Year: 1998

From the Book:PREFACE: Preface Over the past decade there has been tremendous momentum in the development and standardization of the Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) technology with a very strong focus on its traffic management (TM) capability. ATM has become a networking technology capable of integrating different types of networks into a single, consolidated, broadband network. The objective of this book is to demystify the ATM traffic management strategy. The book provides a structured, detailed description of all the TM functions needed to efficiently support a wide range of services in a single network. Although this book focuses specifically on ATM traffic management strategy, the general concepts also apply to any networking technology that attempts to support multiple services with varying quality-of-service objectives. The book describes and explains the content of the ATM Forum and ITU-T* traffic management specifications and standards. It also covers in detail the elements that are not subject for standardization. Thorough literature review and analysis provide insight into possible implementation of the TM concepts. Specifically, conformance, admission control, scheduling, flow control, and congestion control are discussed in detail. The book also discusses how other networking technologies such as Frame Relay and the Internet Protocol (IP) can be carried efficiently on an ATM network. The book also provides highly technical and mathematical material useful for readers familiar with the subject. *ITU-T-International Telecommunication Union-Telecommunication Standardization Sector Acknowledgments Natalie Girouxwouldlike to thank Alan Bryenton for continuous support, encouragement, and insightful comments. Sudhakar Ganti would like to thank Sridevi and Pranav Ganti for their support and encouragement during the course of this work. The authors would like to express their gratitude to Newbridge Networks Corporation for allowing them to accomplish this project. The authors would also like to acknowledge the contribution of the following individuals: Louis Wojnarowski, Emmanuel Desmet, Vijay Samalam, Shawn McAllister, Subha Ramanan, Tom Davis, Mustapha Aissaoui, Bryan Morris, Steve Rosenberg, Marie-Claude Bonneau, and other members of the Newbridge Performance Engineering group; Scott Brim, Mike Gassewitz, and Keith Galway. Finally, the authors would like to thank the reviewers of the book for their thorough reviews. This book represents the views of the authors, and cannot be attributed to their employer, Newbridge Networks Corporation. Natalie Giroux Sudhakar Ganti