3Com 6416SW manual Using, Benefits

Benefits

of

Using

ATM

in

the

ONcore

Hub

The use

of

ATM

in

the

ONcore

hub

offers

the

following

benefits:

Use

of

ATM

in

local

and

wide

area

networks,

and

in

both

private

and public

networks

ATM

support for

multimedia

applications

and mixed traffic,

such

as

voice, video,

and

data

Extension

of

current

application solutions by providing bandwidth on demand and

allowing applications to share bandwidth

Support for

current and future high-bandwidth applications and protocols

Low

transfer

delay and support for both non-realtime and realtime applications by

providing

large

peak

bandwidth

Coexistence

of

ATM with

the

existing

LAN

backplane

allowing

for

the

combined use

of shared media LANs and ATM

Integration of ATM into the ONcore hub management functions

Distributed

switching across ONcore hubs for greater network reliability

Platform for providing ATM to the desktop and high media concentration

Independent of physical interface type

Simplified

networking

and

architecture.

1-14 ONcore ATM Switch/Control Module: Installation and User's Guide