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ATM和ATM论坛目前正处在十字路口。专家和用户们认为:问题不在于ATM何时起飞,而是它能否在专网中扮演主要角色。 现在的情况与一两年前已大不相同,那时ATM被认为是未来网络技术的一把琐。ATM论坛成立的五年,厂商和用户们一直在等待企业界放弃Ethernet和令牌环技术,迎接ATM。许多人曾预测这种变化将在今年到来。ATM毕竟有许多优点,速率高,能同时处理话音,视频数据和开放虚拟LAN。
ATM and ATM forums are currently at a crossroads. Experts and users think the question is not when ATM will take off, but whether it can play a major role in private networks. The situation now is quite different from a year or two ago, when ATM was considered as a trifle over the future of network technology. Five years after the establishment of the ATM Forum, vendors and users have been waiting for businesses to abandon Ethernet and Token Ring technology to meet ATM. Many have predicted this change will come this year. After all, ATM has many advantages, high speed, and can handle voice, video data and open virtual LAN.