ATM's Rough Road to the Internetwork

摘要

For the past 18 months, switch makers have spared no effort hyping their ATM solutions. But when it comes to actually selling products, those same vendors have been steering prospective buyers exclusively to Ethernet switches. Why the end run around ATM? Net managers who attended September's Networld+Interop show in Atlanta got a firsthand look at why ATM has been slow to take off while the Ethernet switch market is flourishing.