Chapter 1
Introduction
1.1 General Description
The ARC-101, ATM Rate & Media Converter, provides transparent ATM rate and media conversion between two interfaces by extracting ATM cells from one interface at one rate and sending them over a different interface at a different rate.
The ARC-101 supports a wide variety of ATM data rates and media types. These include: E1, E3, T3 and STS-3c/STM-1, over optical and electrical interfaces.
The ARC-101 is supplied as a standalone unit. Special hardware for mounting the unit in a 19" rack can be ordered separately.
A typical ARC-101 rate conversion application is shown in Figure 1-1.
Figure 1-1 ARC-101 Rate Conversion Application
