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ATM Switching
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13 Networking - ATM
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13.1 The ATM Packet Switching Technology
ATM is a connectionoriented packet switching technology using
fixedsize packets, called cells.
These cells consist of a header and a payload and are switched
through a public or private ATM network depending on the
contents of the header.
Endtoend connections are formed by crossconnecting individual
ATM segments in ATM switches.
Topic See
ATM Parameters 13.1.1
ATM and the STPro 13.1.2
ATM and Interfaces 13.1.3