Access Devices, ATM

ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) – A standard
(lTU) implementation of cell relay, which is a packet switching technique using
packets (cells) of a fixed length. It is asynchronous in the sense that the
recurrence of cells containing information from an individual user is not
periodic. ATM is used for transmission of integrated services, broadband
switching and multiplexing with high-performance and cost-effectiveness under certain
QoS guarantees.