Al Gore thought up the 53-byte cell after he invented the Internet :-)
Honestly- the best ATM books I've read (that were readable & not a bunch of
algorithms) were Global Knowledge's beginner series. They explain
international agreements between cell sizes, echo, QOS, etc., etc.,. The
best ATM working explanation I've ever read, is Chapter 7 in the CCNA WAN
Quick Start book (& I usually don't like Cisco Press :-)
Good Luck !!!
Phil
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Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 8:08 AM
Subject: Re: Why 53-bytes for a cell?
> Because back when they were creating an ATM standard
> from stratch it had to be some number. I believe there
> were two factions (US vs. European) on what size the
> payload area should be. 48 bytes turned out to be the
> compromise between speed and size.
>
> --- Andy Xing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Thanks
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