ATM Interworking in Broadband Wireless Applications

This new, leading-edge resource provides you with a comprehensive understanding of the systems engineering principles and details needed to implement wireless broadband applications, using ATM interworking methods with emphasis on traffic management and QoS issues. It offers a unique perspective of the impact of the wireless component, and presents a complete engineering-level treatment of all relevant topics.

Introduction -- Current State of Data/Voice Networking. Wireless Segment in Data/Voice Networks. Broadband Requirement and ATM. Traffic Management in ATM Networks. Background to Interworking -- Need for Interworking. Local Area Networks. Multi Protocol Wide Area Networks. Wireless Component in Interworking Architecture -- Interworking Scenario Overview. User Network Interface. Broadband Wireless Point to Multipoint Architecture. Backhaul Network Components. Basics of User Access Methods that Need ATM Interworking Support -- Introduction to ATM Adaptation Layers. Frame Relay Protocol. Circuit Emulation Service (Voice). T1/T3-Native ATM. ATM Interworking to Support Internetworking -- LANs with Frame Relay Access Devices. Classical IP Over ATM, Local to Subnet. Classical IP Over ATM, Inter-subnet. LAN Emulation. Multiprotocol Over ATM. Frame Relay Interworking with ATM -- Frame Relay ATM PVC Interworking Modes. Interworking Protocol Stack Organization. FRF5 Network Interworking. FRF8 Service Interworking. Encapsulation for Interconnect Traffic in FRF8 RFC 1483. CES Service Interworking with ATM -- CES ATM PVC Interworking Modes. CES Interworking Protocol Stack. CES Structured Service. CES Unstructured Service. Traffic Management in ATM Networks -- ATM Service Categories. Quality of Service (QoS) Parameters. Traffic Contract for an ATM Connection. Enforcement of Traffic Management. Traffic Management Issues in Wireless Interworking Schemes -- Common Traffic Management Issues. Frame Relay Service Interworking Issues. CES Service Interworking Issues. Summary.