ATM Principles

Course Overview

This two day course is designed to benefit those requiring a technical understanding of ATM, its concept, principles and applications.

Audience

Those requiring a technical understanding of ATM, its concept, principles and applications

Prerequisites

Technical background in telecommunications with a basic knowledge of circuit/packet switching and transmission.

Course Outline

• Overview of ATM concept
• ATM technologies interworking
• Applications of ATM
• ATM QoS
• Virtual Paths and Virtual Channels (VPs and VCs)
• The ATM Model
• The ATM Adaptation Layers (AAL)
• The ATM Physical Layer
• The ATM Layer
• ATM Traffic Management
• Signaling at the UNI and NNI Interfaces
• ATM signalling and switching
• Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS)

ATM Principles / TY2001