Main
characteristics of ATM
ATM is a connection-oriented technique ó information in form
of cells is routed through the network along a single path.
Cells are always received in sequence.
Statistical
multiplexing of cells.
An ATM
connection is by definition unidirectional.
ATM supports higher layer
service adaptation, and may support different degrees of Quality of Service
(QoS) and traffic management (IP term: traffic engineering).
virtual connections