Internetworking Over ATM : An Introduction

1. Introduction. Networking Evolution. The Challenges of High-Speed Networking. The Changing Role of Routing. Virtual Networks. Why ATM? ATM Concepts. ATM in the Wide Area Network. ATM in the LAN Environment. ATM as a LAN Transport Mechanism. Legacy Protocols in ATM Networks. Address Resolution. Routing Protocols. Multiprotocol Support. 2. Emulated and Virtual LANs. LAN Emulation Version 1.0. LAN Emulation Protocol Stack. LAN Emulation Components. LAN Emulation User-to-Network Interface. LAN Emulation Functions. LAN Emulation Version 2.0. Virtual LANs 2.3. VLAN Frame Tagging. 3. Multiprotocol over ATM (MPOA). Benefits of MPOA. Technology Used by MPOA. MPOA Logical Components. MPOA Functional Components. Information Flows in the MPOA Solution. Client-to-Server Flows. Server-to-Server Flows. Data Encapsulation. MPOA Operation. 4. APPN Support in ATM Networks. High Performance Routing (HPR). Techniques for ATM Utilization. LAN Emulation. Native ATM DLC. Native ATM DLC Implementation. Node Structure. ATM Connection Networks. ATM Traffic Contracts and Quality of Service (QOS) Classes. APPN/HPR Flows over ATM. Multiprotocol Encapsulation. APPN Network Design Considerations. APPN High Performance Routing Compared to TCP/IP. 5. IP Support in ATM Networks. Classical IP over ATM (RFC 1577). IP Subnetwork Configuration. Permanent Virtual Connections. Switched Virtual Connections. Enhancing RFC 1577. IP Address Resolution in ATM Networks. Next Hop Resolution Protocol (NHRP). Introduction. NHRP Functional Components. Next Hop Resolution. Deployment. Cache Management Issues. The NHRP Domino Effect. Stable Routing Loops. NHRP in ATM Networks. IP Multicasting in ATM Networks. ATM Multicast Approaches. Multicast Address Resolution Server (MARS). MARS Operation. 6. PNNI Phase 1 and Integrated PNNI. PNNI Overview. PNNI Design Concepts. PNNI Routing. Addressing. PNNI Information Exchange. PNNI Routing Hierarchy. Generic Connection Admission Control (GCAC). PNNI Signalling. Designated Transit Lists. Crankback and Alternate Routing. PNNI Phase I Summary of Features. PNNI Augmented Routing. Integrated PNNI (I-PNNI). I-PNNI Operation. I-PNNI IP Address Reachability. Route Computation. I-PNNI and Broadcast LANs. I-PNNI Compared to MPOA. I-PNNI Summary of Features. 7. Switched Virtual Networking Architecture. SVN Components. IBM Networking BroadBand Services. IBM Networking BroadBand Services. Architecture Overview. IBM Multiprotocol Switched Services. Enhanced LAN Emulation Component. 8. The Future of IP. IP Next Generation Protocol. Next Generation IP. Why? IPv6 Overview. The IPv6 Header. IPv6 Addressing. IPv6 Routing. IP Version 6 and ATM. IP Integrated Services. IP Integrated Services Model. IP Resource Reservation in ATM Networks. Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP). Resource Reservation. Appendix A. Protocol Stack Reference. ATM Layers. Physical Layer. ATM Layer. ATM Adaptation Layer (AAL). SNA Layers. TCP/IP Layers. Appendix B. ATM Service Categories. Appendix C. AAL Service Classes. Appendix D. ATM Address Formats. Appendix E. Multiprotocol Encapsulation over AAL 5 (RFC 1483). LLC Encapsulation. VC-Based Multiplexing. Appendix F. Cells in Frames (CIF). Framing. Generation and Processing of Frames. ATM Adapation Layer 5 Traffic. Other ATM Adaptation Layer Traffic. Available Bit Rate (ABR) Support. Signalling. Management. Discussion. Appendix G. Server Cache Synchronization Protocol (SCSP) - NBMA.