A COMPARISON OF ASYNCHRONOUS TRANSFER MODE (ATM) AND HIGH SPEED ETHERNET: THE NETWORK DESIGN IMPLICATIONS TO A BUSINESS ORGANIZATION

Dennis Guster (), Changsoo Sohn, Paul Safonov and David Robinson
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Dennis Guster: St. Cloud State University, BCIS Department, 720 4th Ave S., St. Cloud, Minnesota, 56301, USA
Changsoo Sohn: The Catholic University of Korea, Business Administration Department, San 43-1 Yokkok 2-Dong, Wonmi-Gu, Puchon City, 420-743, Gyuonaai-Do, Korea
Paul Safonov: St. Cloud State University, BCIS Department, 720 4th Ave S., St. Cloud, Minnesota, 56301, USA
David Robinson: St. Cloud State University, Statistics Department, 720 4th Ave S., St. Cloud, Minnesota, 56301, USA

International Journal of Information Technology & Decision Making (IJITDM), 2003, vol. 02, issue 04, 683-692

Abstract: Technological advances such as high speed Ethernet and ATM have provided a means for business organizations to employ high performance networking. However, few studies have been conducted to verify the architecture's typical performance in a business environment. This study analyzed the network performance of high speed Ethernet and ATM when they were configured as LAN backbones. The results revealed that ATM exhibited performance superior to high speed Ethernet, but when adjustments were made for differences in line speed, the throughput was similar. In addition to analyzing empirical data about each technologies' performance, the advantages and limitations of using ATM in a business network are discussed.

Keywords: Networking; LAN; WAN; network performance; ethernet; asynchronus transfer mode (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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