G. Ziegler, 10/2005 page 115
Differential Protection Symposium
Belo HorizonteNovember 2005
ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) and Broadband B-ISDN
Voice Audio Fax Data Video
ISDN
Features of ATM:
Ø Synchronisation individually per packet
Ø Packets carry each complete address of
destination so that each can be separately
delivered (Datagrams, here called Cells)
Ø Information stream is segmented into cells
that are 53 octets long
Ø ATM sets up a virtual switched connection
and sends data along a switched path from
source to destination
Ø Requirements on bandwidth, bounded delay
and delay variation can be set by the user
ØSingle cells can be inserted or removed at the
nodes, as required
Ø The predominant use is for net backbones