Are we on the verge of a step-change in the quality of networking, a change that will put what we've come to expect from the likes of Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM), Frame Relay and all-IP to shame?
In short, this pipe is fat, fast and cheap, leading to rumors that it may be the packet protocol to push Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) and its circuit-switched cronies out of their exclusive oasis they call the WAN.
The new portfolio offers multiservice ATM (asynchronous transfer mode) and Layer 3 features, which support converged IP (Internet Protocol) and ATM networks. Cisco has boosted its Broad ATM product range with advanced modules and routers for...
In three years, all networks will be based on ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode). ISPs will be able to monitor the data packets relatively easily, and this could well lead to Internet access being priced per usage, not per hour," he told Silicon News.
MCI WorldCom has launched a managed Internet Protocol (IP) over ATM (asynchronous transfer mode) service for European corporates. The service, called ATM Plus, is particularly aimed at companies thinking of combining voice and data traffic over IP.
However, few people have the necessary fibre-optics to their home or office, and service providers have so far based their networks on the rival ATM (asynchronous transfer mode) protocol. In the future, broadband will mean Ethernet to the home...