Voice over ATM in the corporate network

Nikaki, E

dc.contributor.author	Nikaki, E	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:47:31Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:47:31Z
dc.date.issued	1998	en
dc.identifier.issn	0262401X	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/25247
dc.relation.uri	http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0032138473&partnerID=40&md5=9285fa157d011854de312cec74c30977	en
dc.subject.other	Local area networks	en
dc.subject.other	Packet networks	en
dc.subject.other	Private telephone exchanges	en
dc.subject.other	Switching networks	en
dc.subject.other	Virtual reality	en
dc.subject.other	Voice/data communication systems	en
dc.subject.other	Wide area networks	en
dc.subject.other	Corporate networks	en
dc.subject.other	Virtual networking	en
dc.subject.other	Asynchronous transfer mode	en
dc.title	Voice over ATM in the corporate network	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.publicationDate	1998	en
heal.abstract	The subject of voice and data integrated networks has occupied the telecommunications industry dining the last decade. Many experts claim that it will happen soon. However, they share diverse opinions about what will be the technological vehicle for this multi-traffic merger. Among the several candidate technologies, asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) seems to be a strong candidate. This paper focuses on the ATM deployment in the corporate network. It surveys the newest ATM products and defines the alternative network configurations. It identifies the various issues concerning ATM's ability to transport voice, and the parameters that will determine ATM's future positioning as the choice for the integrated network. More specifically, the diverse subjects that are covered include: ⊙ An overview of the evolution of the corporate private networks from 1970 up to today: the infancy of the private PBX-based voice networks, the advancement of packet-switched data communications into the virtual networking of the broadband era, and the business requirements of the corporate networks of the future. ⊙ An ATM technology overlook: what are the advantages and the disadvantages of ATM compared with alternative packet voice technologies. ⊙ The ATM deployment scenarios in the corporate wide area network (WAN) for voice and data consolidated networks: an evaluation of the diverse types of ATM switches that can transmit voice. ⊙ The ATM deployment scenarios in the corporate local area network (LAN) for voice and data consolidated networks: the concept of the ATM LAN PBX. ⊙ An identification of the diverse voice-ATM configuration scenarios and the issues that they raise for the industry and the carriers. ⊙ Conclusions about the future of ATM as the prevailing technology for the integrated network.	en
heal.journalName	British Telecommunications Engineering	en
dc.identifier.volume	17	en
dc.identifier.issue	2	en
dc.identifier.spage	132	en
dc.identifier.epage	138	en