With the CLIP, (as mentioned before), inter-LIS communications have to go through routers. This is not an optimal solution when both nodes communicate with each other are attached to the same ATM network. A mechanism is needed for an end…

MPOA has been defined by The ATM Forum as the standard on July 1997 for transport network layer protocols (IP, IPX, AppleTalk) across an ATM network . MPOA integrates LANE, which is a bridging standard operating at layer 2, and…

Classical IP over ATM was defined by the IETF in January 1994. The specification RFC 1577 for transmitting IP datagrams and ATM Address Resolution Protocol (ATMARP) requests over ATM Adaptation Layer 5 (AAL5) [RFC 1577]. The term Classical IP

Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) as a new important networking technology offers many benefits (higher capacity, bandwidth, scalability etc.). Given the vast installed base of Local Area Networks (LAN), the success of ATM lies largely in its ability to allow interoperability…