ATM, Your PIN # Please

• Asynchronous Transfer Mode

• For voice, video and data transmissions

• Uses 53-byte cells instead of packets in a switching network similar to a telephone system.

• Never really took off in a LAN environment but is very popular in the WAN or backbone

• Feature QoS and RSVP

• Big learning curve over Ethernet technologies

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