Application of ATM Technology to the Systems Management Department Computer Laboratory Network.

Abstract

Since the appearance of Local Area Networks (LANs), their use and bandwidth consumption have increased considerably. Users are now seeking new technologies to satisfy their bandwidth demand. Many consider ATM as the solution to their needs. Though ATM is fairly new networking technology, it has made several strides, and is now considered a viable technology that is applicable LAN environment. However, migrating from today's shared-medium LANs (Token-Ring and Ethernet) to an ATM LAN exposes a organization to difficulties, risks, and costs. A well-thoughtout migration strategy reduces the impact of these factors while implementing ATM technology. This study reviews ATM technology and its application in a LAN environment, evaluates the Systems Management Department Computer Lab LAN, redesign the LAN using ATM technology, and develops an evolutionary strategy to implement the proposed ATM LAN.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA310279

Entities

People

  • Robert Williams

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Protocols
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Data Links
  • Digital Communications
  • Electronic Mail
  • Information Systems
  • Local Area Networks
  • Multiple Access
  • Network Architecture
  • Network Computing
  • Network Protocols
  • Network Topology
  • Operating Systems
  • Systems Management

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Systems Analysis and Design