Out with the old (frame relay, ATM and subscriber lines) and in with the new (e.g., Ethernet or IP MPLS VPN services). That's the latest trend in enterprise networking, according to market watcher ...

Frame relay won in the WAN over ATM, which proved too expensive despite its good points, such as five levels of QoS. Now MPLS is pushing aside both. The debate about frame relay vs. ATM as WAN ...

Erin Dunne, director of research at Vertical Systems Group, says companies migrating from frame relay and ATM are moving to Ethernet faster than those using private lines, including T-1s and higher.

In 1992, frame relay was portrayed as an interim technology that would be replaced by Switched Multimegabit Data Service. In 1995, industry insiders predicted frame relay would be devoured by ATM.

The ATM bandwagon isn't free-wheeling through Europe as powerfully as expected. According to a new study by Total Research European, network managers perceive ATM to be the leading-edge technology of ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Asynchronous-transfer mode (ATM) is a core telecommunications technology that evolved from analog ...

A high-speed packet switching protocol used in wide area networks (WANs). Providing a granular service of up to DS3 speed (45 Mbps), it has become popular for LAN to LAN connections across remote ...

Ascom Timeplex has announced the release of the ATM-ICP for its Synchrony ST-1000 hybrid circuit/ frame switch. The integrated cell processor (ICP) provides high-speed data transport at 155Mbps and ...

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Multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) deployments to date have been focused on providing traffic engineering and network-based IP virtual private network (VPN) capabilities to IP core networks, and to ...