Physical Layer Specification Aimed at Newer Technology Released by ATM Forum.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 1996--With an eye towards the future, The ATM Forum A membership organization founded in 1991 to promote ATM networking technology. It worked with ANSI and the ITU to set standards. Its first specification in 1992 defined the User-Network Interface (UNI). In 2004, the Forum merged with the MPLS and Frame Relay Alliance. recognizes the potential of short wavelength lasers as a new technology and has approved a specification to enhance its feasibility. The 155.52 Mbps Physical Layer Interface Specification for Short Wavelength Lasers fills the need for short wavelength lasers at 155 Mbps. This specification has its genesis in two other specifications approved by The ATM Forum. Last year, a 622 Mbps specification that contained both light emitting diode See LED. (LED) and short wavelength laser parameters was approved. In addition, The ATM Forum previously approved a 155 Mbps specification for LEDs. What was missing was a specification for short wavelength lasers at 155 Mbps. "Since it will work at 622, it will certainly work at 155 so why not offer the new technology to the industry as an alternative," said ATM Forum Physical Layer working group chair Rick Townsend. The details of fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. offer the promise of inexpensive production with very good reliability for the lasers. Townsend added, "LEDs have been with us for a long time and are still used wherever low cost and high reliability are called for." The specification is available through The ATM Forum. To receive an order form, call 415/949-6700, email info@atmforum.com, or access The ATM Forum's World Wide Web at http://www.atmforum.com. Formed in October October: see month. 1991, The ATM Forum's membership currently includes more than 850 companies representing all sectors of the computer and communications industries communications industry, broadly defined, the business of conveying information. Although communication by means of symbols and gestures dates to the beginning of human history, the term generally refers to mass communications. , as well as government agencies, research organizations and end users. The Forum's charter is to speed the development and deployment of ATM products and services. Activities include the development and recommendation of interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. specifications and the promotion of industry cooperation and awareness. CONTACT: The ATM Forum North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. Market Awareness Committee Anna Strauss, 408/249-6455 email: astrauss@jetstream.com Drusie Demopoulos, 408/486-2511 email: drusie_demopoulos@baynetworks.com |
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