ATM Fundamentals
Description
This course provides you with a deep overview to understand Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) in both practice and potential. This class lays the foundation for ATM by explaining all the basics from formats and headers to virtual circuits and connections. We also explore the evolution to an ATM network from a non-ATM network. You will gain a business perspective on how ATM compares with alternative technologies, review the many interfaces, and examine the protocol. In addition to an ATM overview, specific topics featured in this course include: congestion control, the adaptation layer, carrier services, ATM backbones, IP over ATM, voice and video over ATM, Private Network-to-Network Interface (PNNI), MPLS and ATM standard interfaces.
Course Objectives
This course covers the principles and developing specifications of the ATM form: LAN Emulation, P-NNI, DXI, MPOA, Classical IP over APM, B-ICI, Congestion Management, Network Management, local ATM, and 51/25.6/100/155 Mbps physical protocols. Also included are migration strategies and implementation problems. Topics include:
• Overview of Physical layer, ATM layer and AAL layers
• ATM Signaling
• Key standards envisioned by the ATM Forum and their implications
• Major issues facing ATM signaling, traffic management, network management and ATM deployment
• Major obstacles ATM manufacturers and service providers must overcome to convince customers to build ATM networks today
• The key standards envisioned by the ATM Forum and ITU-T and their implications
• Overview of ATM Signaling Protocol: PNNI
• ATM and MPLS
Prerequesite
None
Who Should Attend
This course is useful for network engineers and managers who have responsibility in the following functional areas: network design, network management, network operations, network engineering and information systems. Internet providers and managers in enterprise organizations who have telecommunications or network responsibility can benefit.
Type
On-site & Public
Duration
2 days