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ATM Tutorials.

The following ATM tutorials are available via anonymous FTP.

Running IP over ATM
Machine: ftp.magic.net
Path: /pub
File: ip-atm.ps (PostScript)
ip-atm.ps.Z (Compressed PostScript)
The focus of this paper is running IP over ATM, but there is an extensive tutorial on ATM, followed by discussion IP over ATM networks.

Anthony Alles' ATM Paper
Machine: cell-relay.indiana.edu
Path: /pub/cell-relay/docs/current
File: ATM-Internetworking.*
Where * equals one of the following file extensions:
Compressed Postscript (.ps.Z) download using binary mode
Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) download using binary mode
Postscript (.ps) download using ascii mode

Introduction to ATM (1993)
Machine: ftp.tele.fi
Path: atm/articles
File: atm-intro.txt
This paper is also a good starting point.

"The Asynchronous Transfer Mode: A Tutorial" by Jean-Yves Le Boudec
Computer Networks and ISDN, Vol 24, No 4, May 1992, pp 279-309

Access the ATM Forum on the World Wide Web at http://www.atmforum.com and then browse through the online info. The tutorial has some basic intro to ATM.
Additionally there are reasonable tutorials available from several commercial communications companies. Specifically:

  1. "Asynchronous Transfer Mode: Bandwidth for the Future", Jim Lane, Telco Systems, 1992. To order a free copy simply call 1-800-447-2537
  2. "Broadband Testing Technologies", (a HP Seminar Handbook), Hewlett- Packard Company, February 1993, Document number 5091-6902E Call your local HP sales office and or contact the HP IDACOM Test division. The inside cover claims this document costs $10.
  3. "Understanding ATM Networks", Bay Networks (SynOptics), part number 893-687-A. You can order it from SynOptics Press or a Bay Networks sales office.
Additionally, Ameritech and the other Bell companies publish a pamphlet called "ATM Today" anad another called "SMDS Today". You can call (800) TEAM-DATA for copies.

ATM Forum Ambassador Program
ATM Forum has an ambassador program whereby they provide informative speakers to the networking community regarding various aspects of ATM. Ambassadors represent the ATM Forum and present ATM technology in a non vendor specific manner. Ambassadors can discuss firsthand current activities in the ATM Forum. Topics include:

Contact the ATM Forum for more information.

Last but not least, Derek Hill has gathered together some on-line references in the teaching archive of his WWW server. It's designed for his students, not for ATM experts!

http://www-ipg.umds.ac.uk/ (main server) http://www-ipg.umds.ac.uk/~dlgh/teaching/atmref.html (ATM references)

Let him know (D.Hill@umds.ac.uk) if you have any comments or suggestions.

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