Topics

• ATM Networks
• 100 Mbps Networking Technologies
• LAN Switching, Virtual LANs, LAN Traffic Classes
• Gigabit Ethernet
• Technologies for high speed access from home

Course Schedule

ATM Networks

• ATM: Overview
• ATM Protocol Layers
• Network Interfaces
• Adaptation Layers
• Physical layers

Legacy Protocols Over ATM

• LAN Emulation
• IP Over ATM
• Next-Hop Resolution Protocol (NHRP)
• Multicast Address Resolution Servers (MARS)
• Multiprotocol over ATM (MPOA)
• IP Switching

ATM: Issues and Challenges

• Requirements for Success
• Economy of Scale
• High Performance
• Simplicity

100 Mpbs LAN Technologies

• FDDI, Copper FDDI
• 10 Mbps Ethernet
• IEEE 802.3 Notation: 10BASE5
• Repeater, hub, bridge, router
• 100 Mbps Ethernet
• 100VG-AnyLAN
• Switched, full duplex LANs, Virtual LANs

LAN Switching, Traffic Classes, and Virtual LANs

• Repeaters, Hubs, Bridges, Routers, and Switches
• Features of switches
• What is a LAN and what is a Virtual LAN?
• Types of Virtual LANs
• IEEE 802.1Q standard: Current issues
• IEEE 802.1p standard on traffic classes in LANs

Gigabit Ethernet

• Current design goals
• PHY Issues
• MAC Issues
• Schedule

High-Speed Access From Home

• ADSL, VDSL
• HFC, FTTC, FTTH
• Cable Modems
• IEEE 802.14 standard

Schedule: Tentative

• 9:00-9:30 Course Introduction
• 9:30-10:30 ATM Networks
• 10:30-10:45 Coffee Break
• 10:45-11:45 Legacy Protocols Over ATM
• 11:45-12:00 ATM Issues and Challenges
• 12:00-1:00 Lunch Break
• 1:00-2:00 100 Mbps LAN Technologies
• 2:00-3:00 LAN Switching, Virtual LANs
• 3:00-3:15 Coffee Break
• 3:15-4:00 Gigabit Ethernet
• 4:00-5:00 High-Speed Access from Home