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Seminar - An Overview of Communications Technologies

Module 4 - ATM Technology                                                                                                                      Slide 11 of 46 _________________                                                                                  __________

                                         Advantages of Using ATM Technology 

                                        Universal Standards

                                        Single Network Access

                                        Multimedia Application Support

                                        Reduced Network Delays

                                        QOS

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ATM is one technology that supports multi-media applications on a single platform that translates into simplified network management and savings to enterprises.

Universal Switching Standards - Customers can connect to any location to transmit information on demand at a reasonable cost.

Single Network Access - Customers can transmit to multiple locations via a single access line to an ATM network.

Multimedia Application Support - ATM supports voice, data, video and imaging transmission.

Reduced Network Delays - ATM uses short, fixed-length cells, which are easy to switch, thus minimizing  network delays and providing greater efficiency over longer network segments.

QOS - ATM has QOS mechanisms built in for applications.