ATM Networks: Principles and Use

by Martin Clark

Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) is a sophisticated telecommunications technique that allows for simultaneous transmission of voice, image, and computer data, a key element of the explosion in multimedia usage. This is an accessible introduction to the underlying principles and meaningful uses of ATM. It addresses the challenges that network planners and manufacturers will face as they grasp this quickly emerging technology.

244 pages, Paperback

First published October 8, 1996

About the author

Martin Clark was a British historian noted for his work on modern Italy. After obtaining his degree at Cambridge, Clark gained his PhD at Birkbeck College. In 1965 he was appointed assistant lecturer at the University of Edinburgh. He remained there at the politics department until his retirement in 2001.