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QUESTION POSED ON: 26 September 2007
How does asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) differ from existing network technologies?

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ATM differs mostly in that the ATM specification covers all layers and switches differently than Ethernet. ATM is a cell relay that encodes data traffic in small 53 byte cells. It also provides for prioritization.


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