Frame relay won in the WAN over ATM, which proved too expensive despite its good points, such as five levels of QoS. Now MPLS is pushing aside both. The debate about frame relay vs. ATM as WAN ...

As carriers step up the pressure on their corporate customers to migrate off older frame relay, ATM and private-line technologies and adopt IP networks, companies that make the switch are reaping the ...

Out with the old (frame relay, ATM and subscriber lines) and in with the new (e.g., Ethernet or IP MPLS VPN services). That's the latest trend in enterprise networking, according to market watcher ...

Asynchronous-transfer mode (ATM) is a core telecommunications technology that evolved from analog voice service, X.25 and frame relay. ATM is the evolutionary technology that is best able to fulfill ...

The ATM bandwagon isn't free-wheeling through Europe as powerfully as expected. According to a new study by Total Research European, network managers perceive ATM to be the leading-edge technology of ...

Ascom Timeplex has announced the release of the ATM-ICP for its Synchrony ST-1000 hybrid circuit/ frame switch. The integrated cell processor (ICP) provides high-speed data transport at 155Mbps and ...

A high-speed packet switching protocol used in wide area networks (WANs). Providing a granular service of up to DS3 speed (45 Mbps), it has become popular for LAN to LAN connections across remote ...