It's relatively sImPler!
Though, I don't know how long this will be the case...
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SEAH, Khoon Guan Winston (Dr.Eng.)
Programme Director, Internet Technologies
Centre for Wireless Communications
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On Thu, 18 Oct 2001, Xingang Liang wrote:
> Hi,my friends!
> My questions are as follow:
> Why does the IP technology become the new cosset of God instead of
>ATM?From the perspective of packet-switching technology,IP and ATM belong to the same
>category,that is ,they all use the packet (datagram in IP and cell in ATM) to
>transmit traffic.Besides,IP can not provide the same QoS service as ATM,which use the
>VCs to provide perfect performance and can reach very high speed.Many business
>operators have owned a great deal of ATM devices.If we choose the IP,how should we
>deal with the remaining ATM switch and routers?How should we replace the backbone of
>Internet,which is equipped with ATM technology?
> I know IP will be the must trend of network development,including
>Internet and Mobile network(3G),and I know IP can bring a lot of benefits to our
>lives.But just as we ever claimed that ATM would dominate the whole net world,the
>same question confronts us that will IP also be the best and dominate the whole
>world?
> Perhaps we should take a careful thinking about the necessacity of IP
>replacing ATM.We should pay more attention to the question "What technology will
>dominate the network after IP and how should we deal with it?"
> I hope you,my friends,can give some comparision of IP vs ATM---so that we
>can find the must,and some predicts of the future--so that we can find the best!
> Welcome any comments and say sorry to whom I bothered with my questions!
> Thank you!
>
> BR
>
> Xingang Liang
> Standardization Department
> Mobile Communication R&D Center
> China Academy of Telecommunication Technology(CATT)
> No.40,Xueyuan Road
> Beijing,China
> 100083
> Tel:+8610 62304422EXT225
> Fax:+8610 62303127
> Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
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