A technical group, mainly of network equipment vendors, with the mission of setting pragmatic standards for ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) communication systems. ATM
A group of organizations responsible for determining the ATM standards and its progress within the industry.
The primary organization developing and defining ATM standards. Principal members participate in committees and vote on specifications; auditing members cannot participate in committees but receive technical and marketing documentation; user members participate only in end-user roundtables. Formed in 1991 by Adaptive Corp. (Redwood City, Calif.), Cisco Systems Inc. (San Jose, Calif.), Northern Telecom Ltd. (Mississauga, Ontario), and Sprint Corp. (Kansas City, Mo.), the forum currently consists of 606 manufacturers, carriers, end-users, and other interested parties.
A consortium of organizations representing vendors, manufacturers, carriers, service providers, universities, research groups, consultants and users. The ATM Forum recommends and defines specifications for ATM standards, promotes industry cooperation in the implementation of ATM technologies, and encourages the use of ATM products and services.
an international non-profit organization formed with the objective of accelerating the use of ATM products and services through a rapid convergence of interoperability specifications. In addition, the Forum promotes industry cooperation and awareness.
A telecommunications industry organization that focuses on the development, standardization and deployment of ATM products.
Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) standards setting group
A consortium of ATM vendors that develops ATM standards.
A worldwide organization that promotes and sets standards for ATM networks and equipment.
n. Forum created in 1991 and including more than 750 companies related to communications and computing, as well as government agencies and research groups. The forum aims to promote Asynchronous Transfer Mode for data communication. See also ATM (definition 1).
a non-profit international industry consortium whose purpose is to accelerate rapid convergence on interoperability specifications based on international standards and promote industry cooperation.
A group of public carriers, network equipment vendors, and computer vendors who define interoperability standards for ATM and the deployment of ATM products and services for private LANs, WANs, and public broadband network services. http://www.atmforum.com
The ATM Forum was founded in 1991 to be the industry consortium for Asynchronous Transfer Mode. It was a non-profit international organization. In its day, the ATM Forum was a vigorous industry body, creating over 200 implementation agreements.