At 12:36 AM 3/29/96 -0500, Shikhar Bajaj wrote:
Several of our clients seriously consider ATM/SONET the best way to go because they feel that a switched technology like ATM is the best single technology (currently) to offer them high speed and support for multiple applications (like video and voice, as well as data). They are not just sending around 200-byte IP packets. Furthermore, the ability to get quality of service support and guarantees is important them. They don't think that RSVP, when it comes, will be enough. Finally, to them, the economics makes sense. They understand the limitations (i.e. overheads) and believe that they are acceptable.
What you fail to mention, however, is that in an effort to achieve these noble goals across the Internet, you are relegated to using IP over ATM. This is the fatal flaw. Sorry. I remain unconvinced. Unless you begin building massive [native] long-haul ATM networks, this is not an acceptable transport for the reasons I mentioned earlier. - paul