Implementation of multipoint connections in an ATM switching network

This paper presents the problems in the implementation of multipoint connections at switching level using the example of an ATM switching network. By choosing the proper routeing mechanism and the appropriate architecture of the switching element, a switching network can gradually be adapted to an increasing share of multipoint traffic. The first section describes the problems with the handling of multipoint connections within a multiple stage connection oriented switching network. In particular this refers to the routeing of the cells through the switching network. Several alternatives on this issue are discussed. Both, the selected approach based on a differentiated self-routeing mechanism and the corresponding cell format are introduced. In the second part of this article several switch architectures are compared in respect of their multipoint capability. It is demonstrated that at present the most promising solution are switching elements based on the principle of central buffering. A single chip solution using this concept is employed in the presented switching network.     

ATM技术浅析

网络通信技术正在迅猛地发展，各种各样的高速通信技术如雨后春笋，其中ＡＴＭ作为一种信元换技术，具有以兆或千兆级速率传送话音、数据和图象的能力，它在网络通信技术中占有特别重要的地位。本文介绍了ＡＴＭ技术的产生、基本特点、体系结构、在ＢＩＳＤＮ中的作用、存在的问题以及发展前景。     

A promising application for broadband ISDN: Hypermedia teleconference

The optimum BISDN teleconference service for business, called hypermedia teleconference, is designed based on research into typical business activities and ATM, the most promising BISDN architecture. Service characteristics are determined by analysing the daily work practices of a large set of businessmen. It is shown that communication tasks occupy 44 per cent of the working day. The analysis further shows that some 60 per cent of all communication tasks could be performed through an advanced digital teleconference service. Hypermedia teleconference is designed to satisfy the needs of business through personal communication terminals and ATM public networks. The terminals effectively allocate the BISDN's high-speed transmission capability between a number of subchannels that realize distributed multipoint connection links and multimedia paths. The terminals use a new variable-bit-rate ATM codec created to realize high quality video. Users can easily create full featured teleconferences without a centralized connection facility. Terminals allow the synergistic combination of video, voice, telewriting, telepointing and document transmission services.     

Management of capacity and control in broadband ISDN

The trend towards integration of services onto a single network and the addition of accompanying control features has led to an increase in the complexity of functional signalling protocols. A continuing dramatic reduction in the cost of traffic-carrying capacity has meant that call control costs are becoming an increasingly significant component of the total network cost. In BISDN, the support of many diverse services may result in an excessive control cost. To avoid this potential problem, virtual paths may be used. Capacity may be reserved on virtual paths to simplify the set-up procedure for individual calls. One benefit of this approach is that the cost of establishing a virtual path is shared among all individual connections which subsequently use it. However, this reduced control cost comes at the expense of installing additional traffic carrying capacity. This paper describes techniques for the management of traffic carrying capacity and control mechanisms in BISDN and presents a cost-benefit analysis to determine policies for reserving capacity on virtual paths. Significant savings in the total BISDN cost can result from the use of virtual paths.     

ATM交换的优先控制方式

本文对采用ATM体制的宽带综合业务数字网业务流的优先控制进行了研究，提出了两种新的优先控制方法。     

ATM网络节点模型的研究与设计

本文根据ＡＴＭ的特点及资源管理方法，提出了通用网络节点模型，同时采用一种虚时钟算法进行缓存管理，完成了通用网络节点模型的队列管理结构的研究与设计，在理论上进行了模型的性能分析，在实验室中，完成了Ｎ节点的模型实验。     

Asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) operation via satellite: Issues,challenges and resolutions

Key issues regarding the operation of the broadband integrated services digital network (BISDN) via satellite are presented herein. The specific issues, challenges, and their resolutions are detailed. In particular, the impact of error characteristics and propagation delay on the operation of BISDN via satellite is discussed. Solutions are presented for removing adverse effects and providing high-quality service to users of BISDN via satellite.     

A multi-D trellis decoder for A 155 Mb/s concatenated codec

An implementation of a 16 state, rate 8/9 six-dimensional (6-D) 8PSK rotationally invariant trellis decoder for use in a concatenated codec is described. The concatenated codec allows transmission of STM-1 signals (at the 155.52 Mb/s information rate) over a 72 MHz satellite transponder. The inner trellis decoder is used with an outer (255,239) RS block decoder. The trellis decoder operates at 165.93 Mb/s and currently has an implementation loss of only 0.2 dB. The concatenated codec achieves a bit error ratio of 10^?10 at an Eb/N⁰ of 8.2 dB (assuming an ideal modem and AWGN channel). Details are given of many Viterbi decoding ‘tricks’ that were used in order to implement the main functions of the decoder on two 10,000 gate equivalent CMOS programmable gate arrays.     

ATM交换机信令适配层的设计与实现

在详细分析消化ＢＩＳＤＮⅠ系列建议基础上，文中简述了ＢＩＳＤＮ协议参考模型和ＡＴＭ交换机组成与功能。在给出信令适配层分层结构的前提下，分析了各子层功能块的功能，较详细地介绍了特写服务面向连接协议ＳＳＣＯＰ的功能及其优点。     

World-wide standardization of broadband ISDN

A growing market demand for high-performance voice, data, image and video networks, coupled with advances in high-speed technologies has heightened interest in broadband ISDN (BISDN) throughout the world. Network providers, equipment manufacturers and standards bodies are working jointly to accelerate the definition of BISDN interfaces in anticipation of emerging market opportunities. BISDN is being designed as the foundation upon which to implement very flexible, high-bandwidth, high-performance networks. A multiplexing concept called asynchronous transfer mode (ATM), which can offer bandwidth on demand at rates exceeding 150 Mb/s, high-speed packet switching, and an efficient protocol which adapts existing information streams into the ATM format are key attributes of the emerging BISDN network standards. This paper reviews the motivations behind BISDN, explains its key attributes and challenges and discusses possible strategies for evolving today's network toward BISDN.