to connect to an ATM network.
client can send packets from endpoint to endpoint without realizing that it has traveled through
an ATM network. ATM is connection-oriented, so it removes the connection requirements from
the upper-layer protocols.
ELANs rely on a group of ATM devices and Layer 2 LAN switches. Together, the devices
comprise an independent broadcast domain. ELANs are interconnected by routing.
changed to protect the protocols. Delivering data on an Ethernet bus is a tough job, but
someone's got to do it. On the Ethernet bus, there are no red lights, no stop signs. You travel at
your own risk. The road is difficult at best. It's paved with hardships unforeseen. Every
transmission is a new test. It is indeed a tough way to earn a living. The next time you open a
document or send an e-mail, take a moment and say thanks to Billy Bitts.
is a life filled with uncertainty. Living a life of collisions is tough. But Billy's a dreamer. One
day, he says, when he gets that promotion and raise, he won't have to put up with collisions
every day.
he was looking for. One day, he made a delivery to the VeeLan Cafe. While there, he met a
waitress who took his clock pulse away. Her name was Daisy Chaine, and she told him about a
place he could work where he would never have a collision, he would never hear customers
complain about slow delivery, and he could spend his time cruising in the fast lane.
Moment together and called the place she discovered A Tender Moment (ATM) Lane.
Ethernet expressway. Billy asked Daisy: