ATM & ATM Networking
Course Duration  
2-day instructor-led training, 0900-1700

Course Overview		  
This course will discuss the hottest topics including ATM Mode, Voice over ATM, IP Switching, Internet & ATM and other issues.

Pre-Requisites for Participants
Participation in the this seminar implies a basic knowledge of Networking (provided in seminars such as "Introduction to Networking")

No advanced knowledge of ATM is required

Who Should Attend?
This Seminar is intended for those that require technical insight into the evolution of public telecommunications networks to support broadband communications in order to support emerging services such as video-on demand, medical imaging and work-at-home.

The seminar is of interest to those responsible for planning and implementing broadband wide-area-networks, individuals designing and implementing ATM equipment, individuals responsible for design and implementation of Broadband ISDN and individuals interested in the evolution of signalling systems to support these networks.

Course Outline
1. Introduction
  • Goals
  • The data revolution
  • Where does ATM fit in ?
  • Principles of data communication

2. ATM technology
  • Cell relay
  • Cell format
  • VPC and VCC
  • ATM switching

3. Protocol layers
  • Physical layer
    • SONET/SDH
    • DS3
    • E3
    • Cell delineation
    • IMA
  • ATM Layer
    • Traffic and congestion control
    • Cell delay/delay variation
    • Traffic descriptors
    • Policing
    • Shaping
    • QoS
    • EPD/PPD
    • ABR
    • OAM
    • End points
    • Fault Management
    • Alarms
    • Continuity Check
    • Loopback
    • Performance Monitoring
    • Activation/Deactivation
    • APS cells
    • Adaptation Layer
    • Service classes
    • PDU model
    • AAL1
    • Unstructured AAL1
    • Structured AAL1
    • AAL1 clock recovery
    • AAL2
    • AAL3/4
    • AAL5

4. ATM chips

5. Addressing

6. Signalling
  • UNI/NNI
  • PVC/SVC
  • Call Connection
  • Connection types
  • Routing
  • IISP
  • PNNI
  • CAC
  • Cranckback
  • Soft PVC

7. ILMI
  • Address registration
  • Extensions

8. API’s

9. ATM Interworking
  • LANE
  • MPOA
  • Classical IP over ATM
    • RFC2684 (RFC1483) for  bridging
    • RFC2684 for routing
    • VPLS service
    • NHRP
    • IP Multicast over ATM
  • Voice over ATM
    • Switched services configuration
    • Interworking Function reference model
    • Loop emulation service using AAL2
    • Frame Relay Interworking

10. ATM in the WAN

11. Access Network

12. Conclusion