What is an ATM Network?
An ATM Network is a network that runs according to the Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) protocol. This transmission protocol outlines a means of transferring data on this Network. ATM data transmission requires the information be packaged into 53 byte cells (5 byte header and 48-byte payload). One of the reasons this protocol is so efficient is it allows different types of information such as voice, data, and video from different or same user(s) to be transmitted in the same cell. This makes use of every byte of space available on the Network at all times. Because it is an efficient transport, the bandwidth is higher with ATM than with other types of Network. ATM is generally used for megabit and gigabit bandwidths.
An ATM Network runs according to the Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) protocol. ATM data transmission requires the information to be packaged into 53-byte cells (a 5-byte header and 48-byte payload). This allows different types of information (such as voice, data, and video from different or the same users) to be transmitted in the same cell, utilizing every byte available. Because it is efficient, the bandwidth is higher than that which we could obtain with another type of network. This transport is generally used for megabit and gigabit bandwidths.
