Index

A

Access controller sizing 152-158

Active monitor 34

Adapter cards 282-283, 376-378

Advertising protocols 379-382

Asynchronous Transfer Mode (see ATM)

ATM

Adaptation layer 44-45, 245-250

ATM layer 45-46

Cell 42-43, 49-52

Connection identifiers 54-56

LAN emulation 251-257

Network interfaces 49-50

Operation 46-47

Overhead 56-57

Payload capacity 249-252

Performance 245-262

Physical layer 46

Protocol stack 44-45

Queuing 258-262

Router 47

Switch 47-48, 53-55

Traffic classification 43-44

Availability 167-188

Component availability 168

Devices connected in parallel 172-174

Devices connected in series 170-172

Dual hardware versus dual transmission facilities 176-180

Mirrored disks 177-181

MTBF 168-170

MTTR 168-170

System availability 170