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ATM
- (Asynchronous Transfer Mode)
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Packet
switching scheme that can handle large amounts of data flowing through
it. Information can be transferred and switched in 53-byte "cells" made
up
of
48 data bytes, plus 5 header bytes for special information. ATM is
designed to support multimedia traffic. ATM networks continue to evolve
and develop and have Video
on Demand implications.
(Note - this is 2002 definition.)
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