ATM, Solutions for Enterprise Internetworking (Data Communications and Networks) - Hardcover

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David Ginsburg is employed by Cisco Systems, where his current focus includes ATM deployment, broadband access including xDSL and Cable, Internet push and mulitmedia. His previous employment has included Alcatel SEL, as part of the Metropolitan Area Network Project management team, and a spell with the US Government designing survivable and secure internetworks.

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David Ginsburg’s book is a practical guide to ATM implementation, focussing strongly on how to integrate ATM within your existing enterprise network. It focusses on the practical aspects of ATM:

• How to deploy ATM in support of data, voice and video traffic
• How to support applications and services across the ATM network
• Which standards are relevant and what is their status
• Which devices should be deployed for any given application environment.

All of these solutions are backed up by extensive implementation scenarios, covering hardware, topologies, configurations, data models and application support. This new edition includes:

• Updated data models, including Label Switching/Tag, IP Switching, and PPP over ATM
• Expanded sections on voice and video integration
• New section detailing ATM over ADSL in the local loop
• Expanded implementation examples
• Updated sections on switch architectures and requirements