ATM Networks

<H4>PREFACE<H4>ACKNOWLEDGMENTS<H4>ABBREVIATIONS<H2>Part 1: Background and Introduction<H3>Chapter 1: Drivers of the Communication World<H3>Chapter 2: Transfer Modes<H3>Chapter 3: Overview of ATM<H2>Part 2: ATM Protocol Reference Model<H3>Chapter 4: ATM Physical Layer<H3>Chapter 5: ATM Layer<H3>Chapter 6: ATM Adaptation Layer<H2>Part 3: Core Concepts of ATM<H3>Chapter 7: ATM Traffic and Service Parameterization<H3>Chapter 8: ATM Traffic Management<H3>Chapter 9: ATM Switching<H3>Chapter 10: ATM Addressing<H3>Chapter 11: ATM Signaling<H3>Chapter 12: ATM Routing<H3>Chapter 13: AAL2 Signaling<H3>Chapter 14: ATM Network Management<H3>Chapter 15: ATM Security<H2>Part 4: Interworking with ATM<H3>Chapter 16: ATM Network Interfaces and Architecture<H3>Chapter 17: ATM in LAN<H3>Chapter 18: IP Over ATM<H2>Part 5: Application of ATM Network<H3>Chapter 19: ATM and MPLS Networks<H3>Chapter 20: Voice Over ATM<H3>Chapter 21: ATM and DSL Networks<H3>Chapter 22: ATM and 3G Networks<H4>GLOSSARY<H4>REFERENCES<H4>INDEX

Sumit Kasera is Senior Technical Leader at Flextronics Software Systems (formerly Hughes Software Systems), India. He has a B. Tech degree in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT, Kharagpur, India and an M.S degree in Software Systems from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India. His current area of interest is software development for GSM, GPRS and EDGE access network. Sumit is also experienced in software development for networking protocols like ATM, TCP/IP and 3G UMTS. He has been has an active participant in various technical forums like ITU-T, ATM Forum and 3GPP where he has presented papers and conducted seminars; and also participated in the review of 3GPP specifications.. Sumit is the author of two books ATM Networks: Concepts and Protocols and 3G Networks: Architecture, Protocols and Procedures.