Table of Contents:

Definition and Overview

1. Why DTM?

2. DTM Basics: Circuit Switching vs. Packet Switching

3. The DTM Advantage: Combining Synchronous and Asynchronous Media-Access Schemes

4. Principles of DTM: Frames and Slots

5. DTM Services

6. The DTM Solution for Enterprise Access

7. The DTM Solution for Residential and Small-Office Access

8. The DTM Solution for Content Providers

9. DTM Solution for Video-Production Networks

10. Application Server (AS) and Services

11. The Future of DTM

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Glossary

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ARP
address resolution protocol

BGP
border gateway protocol

DLE
DTM LAN emulation

DSL
digital subscriber line

DTM
dynamic synchronous transfer mode

FC
fiber channel

FEG
fast Ethernet gateway

IPOD
IP over DTM

IRS
IP routing server

MAC
media access control

MPLS
multiprotocol layer switching

NC
node controller

NHRP
next hop resolution protocol

OSPF
open shortest path first

PBX
private branch exchange

PCI
peripheral component interconnect

QoS
quality of service

RSVP
reservation setup protocol

SNAP
subnetwork access protocol