Abstract
Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) has emerged as the most promising technology in
supporting future broadband multimedia communication services. To accelerate
the deployment of ATM technology, the ATM forum, which is a consortium of service
providers and equipment vendors in the communication industries, has been
created to develop implementation and specification agreements. In this article,
we present a brief overview on ATM protocol layers and current progress on LAN
Emulation and Traffic Management in the ATM forum.
