Abstract
The asychronous transfer-mode (ATM) technique has been adopted internationally as the target switching technology for the emerging broadband digital services network (B-ISDN). Expected uses of ATM include the public exchange network, local-area computer networks, and wide-area networks typified by the gigabit network testbeds now under construction.1 For each of these applications, a generic set of interface functions that implement the physical and ATM layers of the B-ISDN Protocol Reference Model2 is required. A high degree of integration of these functions is desirable since the widespread deployment of ATM-based networks will critically depend on issues such as space, power consumption and cost.3
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