At 20:31 03/09/2000 +0800, Jianbo Huang wrote:
>Dear Sir/Madam,
>
>generally speaking, TCP/IP is equal to the transport and network layer
>in the OSI model, and it seems that the ATM works on the Data Link Layer
>(?). They serve different function in the OSI model. Through they all
>have congestion control facility, how to compare mechanism in different
>layer?
Both are protocol suites. The ATM protocol suite actually includes not
just the ATM layer protocol ("ATM") but lots more including a layer 4
reliable transport mechanism. Each has control signaling at multiple
layers. Just compare the pieces of each that provide similar functionality.
