Protocol Models
Overview/Description
To describe the operation of ATM and B-ISDN and the reference models that are used to define them
Target Audience
Technical professionals; IT and business managers who need to learn about wide area network technologies; students investigating or researching telecommunications technologies; Nontechnical business managers, project managers, and end-users who require information on the capabilities of communications technologies to make informed decisions on communications implementations
Prerequisites
An understanding of telecommunication fundamentals, basic data communications, internetworking, and LAN technologies
Expected Duration
220 Minutes
Objectives:
Protocol Models
discuss the structure and content of an ATM cell.
discuss multiplexing and different connection modes in ATM.
explain the difference between a virtual path and a virtual channel and how ATM networks use them to route traffic.
identify the constituent parts of an ATM cell and to explain how an ATM cell traverses an ATM network.
describe the purpose of the physical layer within the ATM protocol reference model.
describe the purpose and operation of the ATM adaption layer.
identify the layers within the ATM protocol reference model and their functions.
discuss the signaling method that establishes and maintains connections in an ATM network.
discuss traffic control.
discuss the purpose and operations of the management plane.
identify the network elements that facilitate the effective control of the B-ISDN network.
Course Number: 75355_eng