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Re: AAL2

  • From: "Jon Gauthier" <jon.gauthier@gdc.com>
  • Date: 18 Feb 1998 21:17:10 GMT


The ATM Forum has decided to cede to the ITU on the AAL-2 spec.  In other
words, what was know as ATM Forum VTOA will be a reference to the ITU-T's
I.363.2 recommendation.

As far as other manufacturers of AAL-2 gear:  Maker Systems is the only
supplier shipping an AAL-2 chip today.  If an ATM manufacturer isn't using
Maker's chip, they aren't shipping an AAL-2 product.

Visit GDC's web site at http://www.gdc.com and click on the front page link
"Apex Voice Service Module"  The AAL-1 vs. AAL-2 tutorial and the
Management Briefing on AAL-2 are great overviews of the spec, and try not
to be "too" GDC specific.

==================================================================
Jon Gauthier
Principal Network Engineer
General DataComm, Inc.
jon.gauthier@NOSPAM.gdc.com

Visit http://www.voiceofatm.com for the scoop on the right way to do Voice
over ATM...

Any opinions expressed are my own - GDC wouldn't have otherwise...

Remove the NOSPAM to e-mail me - it may be a futile attempt on my part,
but it makes me feel better...
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Alan Y. Schaevitz <ays@hooked.net> wrote in article
<ays-1702982120030001@pm3-ppp10.well.com>...
> In article <34E894A7.15BFB5A9@frequentis.com>, Johannes Prinz
> <jprinz@frequentis.com> wrote:
> 
> ">"Hi,
> ">"
> ">"does anybody know of ATM devices which already support the new AAL2
> ">"spec? Do these devices support multiplexing of AAL2 subchannels coming
> ">"from different ports?
> 
> GDC is advertising that they have a product that is AAL2 compliant. 
> However, note that while the ITU standards for AAL2 are completed (and
GDC
> advertises that they are compliant with that standard), the ATM Forum has
> not yet produced an AAL2 spec.
> 
> -- 
> Alan Y. Schaevitz
> AYS Associates
> ays@hooked.net
>