Asyncronous Transfer Mode (ATM) Glossary

Pedro Mendes da Silvahttps://byzantinemysteries.wordpress.com/my-other-sites-and-channels/

ATM Glossary - Introduction

● ATM is now an old technology○ I was once a researcher in this area at IST / INESC

Lisboa● This document presents a glossary of terms

typically used in ATM-related documents

● Reference:○ http://www.slideshare.net/PedroSilva404/atm-via-rdio-apresentao-da-tese

ATM Glossary● AAL ATM Adaptation Layer● ABR Available Bit Rate● ARDIS Advanced Radio Data Information Service● ARLAN Advanced Radio LAN● ARQ Automatic Repeat reQuest● ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode● AUU ATM-user-to-ATM-user indication● BER Bit Error Rate● CAC Call Admission Control● CBR Constant Bit Rate● CDMA Code Division Multiple Access● CDPD Cellular Digital Packet Data● CDV Cell Delay Variation● CIF Cells In Frames● CIF-AD CIF Attachment Device

ATM Glossary● CLR Cell Loss Rate● CMR Cell Misinsertion Rate● CS Convergence Sublayer● CSMA/CA Carrier Sense Medium Access/Collision Avoidance● CSMA/CD Carrier Sense Medium Access/Collision Detection● CT-2 Cordless Telephone 2● D-AMPS Digital Advanced Mobile Phone Service● DCF Distributed Coordination Function● DCS1800 Digital Communication System 1800MHz● DECT Digital European Cordless Telecommunications● DFWMAC Distributed Foundation Wireless MAC● DIFS DCF Inter Frame Space● DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum● EPD Early Packet Discard● ETSI European Telecommunication Standards Institute● FDMA Frequency Division Multiple Access● FHSS Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum

ATM Glossary● FTP File Transfer Protocol● FUNI Frame based User Network Interface● GFC Generic Flow Control● GSM Global System for Mobile communications● HEC Header Error Check● HIPERLAN HIgh PErformance Radio LAN● HTTP HyperText Transfer Protocol● IEEE Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers● ILMI Integrated Local Management Interface● IP Internet Protocol● ITU-T International Telecommunication Union● LAN Local Area Network● MAC Medium Access Control● NNI Network-to-Network Interface● NWID NetWork ID● nrt-VBR non real time VBR● OAM Operations, Administration and Maintenance● OSI Open System Interconnect

ATM Glossary● PCF Point Coordination Function● PCR Peak Cell Rate● PPD Partial Packet Discard● PTI Payload Type Indicator● QoS Quality of Service● RM Resource Management● rt-VBR real time VBR● SAAL Signaling ATM Adaptation Layer● SAR Segmentation and Reassembly● SCR Sustainable Cell Rate● SSCF Service Specific Coordinating Function● SSCO PService Specific Connection Oriented Protocol● TCP Transmission Control Protocol● TDM Time Division Multiplexing● TDMA Time Division Multiple Access

ATM Glossary● TETRA Trans European Trunked RAdio● UBR Unspecified Bit Rate● UNI User-to-Network Interface● UPC Usage Parameter Control● VBR Variable Bit Rate● VC Virtual Channel● VCI Virtual Channel Identifier● VP Virtual Path● VPI Virtual Path Identifier