ATM Adaptation Layer.ppt

ATM Adaptation Layer The ATM Adaptation Layer (AAL) defines the rules for breaking up a higher level protocol data unit (PDU) into ATM cells for transmission on the network, and for reassembling the PDU at the other end Segmentation and reassembly (SAR) Convergence sublayer: adds sequencing and control information to aid SAR process Example: ATM Adaptation Layer AAL Protocols There are several different proposed AAL protocols for different traffic types Example: AAL 1 for real time or continuous bit rate services, such as video traffic requires 1 byte of overhead per ATM cell (i.e., within the 48 byte payload) 1 bit CSI, 3 bit sequence count, 3 bit CRC, and 1 bit parity AAL Protocols (Cont’d) Example: AAL 3/4 an adaptation layer for connectionless or connection-oriented data traffic 4 bytes overhead per ATM cell 16 bit header (2 bit type, 4 bit seq, 10 bit MID) 16 bit trailer (6 bit length, 10 bit CRC) very high overhead!!! AAL Protocols (Cont’d) Example: AAL 5 an adaptation layer for data traffic designed by data neworking researchers Simple and Efficient Adaptation Layer (SEAL) much lower overhead 8 byte trailer per PDU (i.e., last cell of a PDU) 1 bit of header in last cell of a PDU 48 bytes of data in each ATM cell AAL 5 AAL 5 Summary The ATM Adaptation Layer (AAL) defines the rules for breaking up a higher level protocol data unit (PDU) into ATM cells for transmission on the network, and for reassembling the PDU at the other end Several AAL’s to choose from AAL5 is the best for data traffic * TCP IP AAL ATM TCP IP AAL ATM ATM NETWORK PDU Higher layer Adaptation Layer : A detailed view PDU PDU CS-header Pad CS-trailer Higher layer CS layer Adaptation Layer : A detailed view PDU PDU CS-header Pad CS-trailer SAR-PDU header SAR-PDU payload SAR-PDU trailer SAR-PDU header SAR-PDU payload SAR-PDU trailer Higher layer CS layer SAR layer Adaptation Layer : A detailed view PDU PDU CS-header Pad CS-trailer Cell header Cell payload SAR-PDU header SAR-PDU payloa