The Next-Generation ATM Switching Architecture for Multimedia Communications

摘要

The Internet is expected to see a rapid growth in multimedia services in the next few years. Network traffic will increase dramatically for many different services, so it will be necessary to have high-speed broadband backbone networks capable of supporting wide-area coverage. Such networks are expected to be built on ATM technology. This paper describes the next-generation ATM switching node architecture for multimedia communications, the enhancement of system capability and functions, and improved system maintainability.