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Re: POS vs. ATM

  • From: James Carlson <carlson@ironbridgenetworks.com>
  • Date: 30 Jun 1999 07:44:32 -0400
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"O.B. Kwon" <obkwon@netcom.co.kr> writes:
> What's POS (Packet over SONET) ?

Also known as PPP over SONET/SDH.  It's a way of transporting
datagrams over SONET/SDH channels.  See:

	ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2615.txt

> What's the different between POS and ATM ?

POS uses variable-length datagrams as the basic unit of transfer.  ATM
uses fixed-size cells.  The rest, as they say, is marketing.

> Which technology is more advantage under multimedia environment ?

... and that's how you start a pointless flame war.

-- 
James Carlson, Software Architect                   <carlson@ibnets.com>
IronBridge Networks / 55 Hayden Avenue   71.246W   Vox:  +1 781 372 8132
Lexington MA  02421-7996 / USA           42.423N   Fax:  +1 781 372 8090
"PPP Design and Debugging" --- http://people.ne.mediaone.net/carlson/ppp

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