Principles of ATM course

This course introduces the principles of the Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) as employed in modern broadband networks and explains how a defined quality of service can be offered.

Prerequisites:

An understanding of the basic principles of packet switching. It is recommended that one of the following e-learning courses is studied before attempting this Principles of ATM course: TransNet course A - "Principles of WANs" or StarTel course A - "Telecoms fundamentals".

Summary of topics covered:

ATM cell structure and content.

Concepts of virtual paths and channels; relationship to SDH transmission paths.

Overview of ATM protocol layers inc. AAL1 and AAL5.

Concept and role of traffic contracts and quality of service (QoS) classes.

Definitions of QofS parameters inc. PCR, SCR and CDV.

Traffic control inc. traffic shaping and policing; leaky bucket algorithm.

Concepts of UNI and NNI interfaces and the role of UPC and CAC functions.

Avoiding congestion with rate based and credit based flow control.


Number of chapters: 8 Study time: 7 hours


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