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    IEEE 1355-Based Architecture for an ATM Switch: A Case for Onboard Switching and Processing
    (1995) Kim, Jangkyung; Chong, Il-Young; Charleston, Giles C.; Christofili, Thomas; Makowski, Armand M.; Narayan, Prakash; Rao, Sandeep; Ryu, Man Geun; Lee, Jong-Hee; ISR; CSHCN
    The recent evolution of the communication scenario has profound implications for the role of communication satellites within the communication infrastructure. Indeed, it raises the possibility that the satellite be viewed not merely as a repeater but rather as a network node in its own right in a hopefully integrated space/terrestrial network. We draw attention to the new IEEE 1355 Standard for Heterogeneous Inter-Connect as a possible platform to support several onboard processing functions, including onboard communications and onboard ATM switching. The IEEE 1355 is a new serial bus standard which enables high- performance, scalable, modular, parallel systems to be constructed with low system integration cost. This IEEE 1355- based approach can satisfy many of the requirements of onboard communications and onboard ATM switching, e.g., size, flexibility, reliability, fault-tolerance, and high communication processing speeds. This is made possible by using the highly integrated 1355 chipsets and performing protocol processing with multiple transputers in parallel. The IEEE 1355 approach also allows for easy expandability owing to its inherent design modularity.
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    ALAX P1355-Based Architecture for an ATM LAN Access Switch with Application on ATM Onboard Switching
    (1995) Charleston, Giles C.; Christofili, Thomas; Makowski, Armand M.; Narayan, Prakash; Rao, Sandeep; Kim, Jangkyung; ISR; CSHCN
    We drew attention to the new IEEE P1355 Standard for Heterogeneous InterConnect as a possible platform to support several onboard processing functions, including onboard communications and onboard ATM switching. The main features of IEEE P1355 are illustrated through a discussion of the basic principles and protocol architecture of ALAX, the ATM LAN Access Switch, currently under design in the Laboratory for Advanced Switching Technologies at the University of Maryland, College Park.