The blue-brick road to ATM

Authors :: Guruge, Anura
Source :: Business Communications Review. Oct, 1993, Vol. 23 Issue 10, p31, 5 p.
Publication Year :: 1993
Abstract: IBM plans to enter the asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) technology market with a series of products which will lead to ATM networks. High-performance routing (HPR), a new version of APPN, will provide congestion control. APPN Dependent LU Server/Dependent LU Requester (DLUS/DLUR) functionality will let 3270-based SNA sessions and legacy applications be routed on an HPR backbone. AnyNet Gateways will allow non-SNA and LAN-oriented traffic to be routed on an HPR backbone. Frame relay will be used in conjunction with ATM to let 1- to 2-Mbps users make the switch.<br />IBM has been a follower rather than a leader when it has come to implementing open, industry-standard data transmission technology that operates at Layer 3 and below. Historically, IBM would [...]