• The ATM switch of Communications Laboratory is LattisCell Model 10114-SM from Bay Networks. It provides 5 gigabits per second internal bandwidth between input and output ports. The Model 10114-SM offers 14 SONET/SDH multimode fiber connectors, and two siglemode connectors for supporting data links up to 25 kilometers over singlemode fiber optic cabling.
  • EtherCell (Ethernet-to-ATM switch) translates Ethernet frames into ATM cells and multiplexes 12 10BASE-T ports onto one 155 Mbps SONET/SDH port. Each 10BASE-T port provides stand-alone Ethernet segments or individual Ethernet clients with a full 10 Mbps of dedicated bandwidth, while the ATM port provides access to the ATM network.
  • The CMS is a software, that manages connections throughout the LattisCell and EtherCell ATM network. The MCS software supports broadcast and multicast services. The NMA software enables EtherCell and LattisCell switches to be managed from a single management console. The CMS and NMA resides on the Sun SPARCstation 5 and the MCS resides on the Sun SPARCstation 20.
  • The laboratory also has three multimedia workstations and one PC, which are connected to the LattisCell ATM switch. 
    Updated 29.11.1995