An experimental ATM infrastructure
An experimental ATM infrastructure
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- DOI: 10.1049/cp:19950152
- ISBN: 0 85296 634 2
- Location: Brighton, UK
- Conference date: 26-29 March 1995
- Format: PDF
ATM is a key element of a broadband multi-service network and the variety of standards make modular design an essential feature. The paper outlines an experiment carried out under the RACE Programme and describes the flexible `Canton' ATM switch which was developed, in conjunction with an EISA-based ATM card, to provide the experiment with the necessary networking infrastructure. This low-cost switch has a port-to-port rate of up to 200 Mbps, with each input and output port having an 8-bit data path. The switch fabric is implemented as a small crossbar array on a single FPGA chip and supports several different transmission schemes in a modular fashion. The switch also supports a transputer link interface which allows a number of low-speed lines to be multiplexed on a single port.
Inspec keywords: transputers; broadband networks; network interfaces; computer networks; electronic switching systems; multimedia communication; asynchronous transfer mode; field programmable gate arrays
Subjects: Computer networks and techniques; Electronic switching systems and exchanges; Network interfaces; Multimedia communications; Computer communications
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