Exam 8: ATM Technologies

What are three advantages of VLANs over ATM networks?

Which is not true?

The ____ works to make sure that the ATM standards are fully compatible with the transport of IP.

With ATM, information is transmitted in packets .

The ATM cell structure transports voice better than video and data.

End nodes in an ATM network share bandwidth.

The ATM communications over SONET are good because the ATM's use of virtual circuits and TDM is very compatible with SONET's virtual tributary structure and switching techniques.

ATM stands for ______________________________.

A(n)____________________ is a set of devices that are dynamically grouped together by protocol, LAN emulation, or MAC address.

____ is a virtual circuit based on available bandwidth that does not guarantee data delivery in a timely manner but does ensure against data loss.

LANE operates at Layer 3 of the OSI model.

PVCs have the advantage of not needing any manual intervention by the network administrator.

The ____ layer is responsible for the segmentation and reassembly of data into and out of the ATM cell format.

The ____ is not a contributor to ATM.

ATM is not compatible with ____.

NHRP stands for ______________________________.

The ____ layer ensures the QoS of a virtual circuit or channel and determines error-control techniques.

ATM was originally designed for use in ____.

If the LAN that connects to an ATM WAN is not using ATM locally, then an ATM switch or interface is installed between the LAN and WAN to convert the packets to cells for transmission.

A(n)____________________ is a pathway between two nodes on a switched network, which appears to be a dedicated point-to-point link, and which is transparent to the user.