The Atm Packet Switching Technology - Alcatel Speed Touch Pro User Manual

10 ATM Connectivity

10.1 The ATM Packet Switching Technology

ATM Switching
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ATM is a connection oriented packet switching technology using
fixed size packets, called cells.
These cells consist of a header and a payload and are switched
through a public or private ATM network depending on the
contents of the header.
End to end connections are formed by cross connecting individual
ATM segments in ATM switches.
This section covers the following topics:
Topic
ATM Parameters
ATM and the
ATM and Interfaces
See
10.1.1
10.1.2
10.1.3
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