Technical aspects of asynchronous transfer mode, the mode of choice for broadband integrated services digital networks, are discussed in 17 papers that comprise the proceedings of TRICOMM DEGREES93, held in Raleigh, NC, April 1993. Among the topics are electropolitical correctness, traffic managemen

The proceedings of the First International Conference on Local Area Network Interconnection, October 1993, in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, addressing a wide range of technical challenges and reviews of the industry's status. The 22 papers include discussions on such topics as a superposit

Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network (B-ISDN) is conceived as an all-purpose digital network supporting interactive and distributive services, bursty and continuous traffic, connection-oriented and connectionless services, all in the same network. The concepts of ISDN in general and B-ISDN in particular have been evolving since CCIIT adopted the rrrst set ofISDN recommendations in 1984. Thirteen recommendations outlining the fundamental principles and initial specifications for B-ISDN were approved in 1990, with Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) being the transfer mode of choice for...

There are many exciting trends and developments in the communications industry, several of which are related to advances in fast packet switching, multi- media services, asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) and high-speed protocols. It seems fair to say that the face of networking has been rapidly changing and the distinction between LANs, MANs, and WANs is becoming more and more blurred. It is commonly believed in the industry that ATM represents the next generation in networking. The adoption of ATM standards by the research and development community as a unifying technology for communications...

This is the sixth conference in the series which started in 1981 in Paris, followed by conferences held in Zurich (1984), Rio de Janeirio (1987), Barcelona (1991), and Raleigh (1993). The main objective of this IFIP conference series is to provide a platform for the exchange of recent and original contributions in communications systems in the areas of performance analysis, architectures, and applications. There are many exiciting trends and developments in the communications industry, several of which are related to advances in Asynchronous Transfer Mode-(ATM), multimedia services, and high...