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Chapter 20 Monitoring MToP Services
Viewing TDM Properties
Figure 20-8 ATM IMA Port in Physical Inventory
Viewing TDM Properties
TDM is a mechanism for combining two or more slower-speed data streams into a single high-speed
communication channel. In this model, data from multiple sources is divided into segments that are
transmitted in a defined sequence. Each incoming data stream is allocated a timeslot of a fixed length,
and the data from each stream is transmitted in turn. For example, data from data stream 1 is tran smitted
during timeslot 1, data from data stream 2 is transmitted during timeslot 2, and so on. After each
incoming stream has transmitted data, the cycle begins again with data stream 1. The transmission order
is maintained so that the input streams can be reassembl ed a t th e de stinat ion .