Why Hanford nuclear site may switch to ATM

The Richland Operations of Boeing Information Services is planning to apply asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) to integrate the communication services of the Dept. of Energy Richland Labs' Hanford Nuclear Reservation. This undertaking would transform the voice, data and video systems of Hanford into a unified PC-centered communication system using a multimedia PC. This means that only one set of wires would provide all three data types over a single writing structure, one set of network hardware and software and one management and support function.
The Department of Energy's Hanford site plans to put voice, video and data on one network. Here's why. Boeing Information Services' Richland Operations plans to use ATM to consolidate communication [...]