ContentsChapter 1Broadband and Multimedia 11.1 Multimedia Network .11.2 Connection and Communication Mechanism .5References .10Chapter 2Basic Mechanisms of Connection-Oriented Network 112.1 Basics of Connection-Oriented Communication 112.2 Basics of Connectionless Communication 152.3 Communication by TCP-IP .22References .30Chapter 3Connection-Oriented Communications and ATM 333.1 Transmission Method in ATM 333.1.1 GFC (Generic Flow Control) Only in UNI 363.1.2 VCI/VPI (Virtual Path Identifier/VirtualChannel Identifier) .363.1.3 PT (Payload Type) .373.1.4 CLP (Cell Loss Priority) .373.1.5 HEC (Header Error Control) .383.2 ATM Adaptation Layer .383.2.1 AAL Type 1 .393.2.2 AAL Type 2 .413.2.2.1 Packetizing the CPS .423.2.2.2 Multiplexing the CPS Packets 423.2.2.3 Timer for Cell-Construction Delay 433.2.3 AAL Types 3/4 433.2.3.1 Frame Assembly and MID Multiplexing Functions 433.2.3.2 Error Detection .433.2.4 AAL Type 5 .443.2.4.1 Frame Assembly .453.2.4.2 Error Detection .463.3 Permanent...