ATM Training

Asynchronous Transfer Mode has been widely deployed within the last decade. It's powerful technology enables network designers, administrators and users to use more than best-effort data transfer. Nevertheless, using ATM's advantages requires a deep understanding of the architecture and mechanisms.

Seminar Objectives

• Understand the ATM concept
• Realize advantages compared to other technologies
• Get insight into building blocks, layers and protocols
• Grasp the different transmission modes
• Study protocol details in hands-on sessions

Seminar Description

• Type: instructor-led,
• Duration: 1-3 days (can be adapted as required)
• Materials: Powerpoint slides with annotations and Index, Instructor handbook upon request

Seminar Outline / Building Blocks

• Introduction to the ATM Training
• Motivation for ATM, History, Standards
• ATM Physical Layer
• Transmission media
• The ATM Layers
• (AAL1, AAL2, AAL3/4, AAL5)
• Signalling Protocols UNI / NNI
• User Network and Network Network Signalling, PNNI
• Classical IP and LAN Emulation
• Data transfer modes over ATM networks
• Traffic Management
• Traffic Shaping, Policing, Frame Discard
• Voice over ATM / Circuit Emulation
• Narrowband Interworking
• ATM Interworking (IP/MPLS)
• Interfaces and Interworking with IP networks

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