This week I would like you to investigate Asynchronous Transfer Mode.

Visit the IEC ATM tutorial.

ATM has been implemented in:
 

• PC, workstation, and server network interface cards
• Switched-Ethernet and token-ring workgroup hubs
• Workgroup and campus ATM switches
• ATM enterprise network switches
• ATM multiplexers
• ATM–edge switches
• ATM–backbone switches

What details are held within the ATM 5 byte header?

Name at least seven benefits of ATM to the customer.
 

Consider the task of switching the circuits that belong to different customers across a network to different end points. At some point in their journey, the circuits may share the same cable between two switches. How does the ability to set up a virtual path assist switching within the ATM network?

See what other web-based resources you can find concerning ATM.

Produce a short report that details your investigations and conclusions.

Make sure that you keep this work.