Blackboard

Calculation for the delay in sending an ATM cell filled with voice data:

8,000 B/s means    (B/s = Bytes/second)
125 us/B           (us = microseconds)

125 us/B x
48 B/cell =
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6 ms/cell

ATM cell header.

ATM layering structure.

AAL-5 packet format and segmentation.

The basic function of an ATM switch is to forward cells.

Diagram of a virtual path between switches A and E, traversing switches B, C, and D.

Sample network for in-class discussion.

Timelines for a request to set up a connection and the corresponding reply.

Diagram showing the expanding set of hosts with known distances in Dijkstra's shortest path algorithm.