Any transmission technique that uses packets of a fixed length. ATM, for example, is a version of cell relay using 53-byte cells. Other versions use cells of a different length.
Generic definition of the transfer and switching of information (voice, data, LAN or multimedia) in fixed length packets, known as cells. Also known as cell switching, FastPacket or ATM.
Packet switching technique which uses packets of fixed length, resulting in lower processing speeds. Also known as BISDN and ATM.
Generic term for a protocol based on small fixed packet sizes capable of supporting voice, video and data at very high speeds. Information is handled in fixed length cells of 53 octets
Network transmission format that uses small packets of uniform size, called cells. The fixed-length cells can be processed and transmitted by hardware at very high speeds.
Call relay is the simply the process of transferring data which is in the form of fixed-length packets (called cells). Cell relay is used in low-delay, high-bandwidth, packet-like switching and also multiplexing techniques. Its objective is to develop a switching mechanism/single multiplexing for dividing up a usable capacity (bandwidth) in a l-manner so that it supports its allocation to both packet data communications services and isochronous (e.g., video and voice traffic) as well as . It has been debated by standards groups what the optimum cell size. Smaller cells - although they involve a higher header to user information overhead penalty than would be needed for most data applicationstend - to favor low delay for isochronous applications but . The current specification from CCITT for BISDN is for a 53-byte cell that includes a 5- byte header and also a 48-byte payload.
A fast packet-switching mechanism, which uses fixed-sized packets called cells. ATM is based on cell-relay technology.
Network technology based on the use of small, fixed-size packets, or cells. Because cells are fixed-length, they can be processed and switched in hardware at high speeds. Cell relay is the basis for many high-speed network protocols including ATM, IEEE 802.6, and SMDS. See also cell.
Form of packet transmission using a 53-byte cell, used in B-ISDN networks. Also known as ATM.
A form of packet transmission used by ATM networks. Cell relay transmits 53 octet fixed-length packets over a packet-switched network. Because the cells are tiny and of fixed length, they can be processed and switched at very high speeds. ATM makes it possible to use a single transmission scheme for voice, data, and video traffic on LANs and WANs.
In telecommunications, cell relay refers to a method of statistically multiplexing fixed-length packets, i.e. cells, to transport data between computers or kinds of network equipment. It is an unreliable, connection-oriented packet switched data communications protocol.
