Table of Contents

Preface

This preface describes the purpose, audience, organization, and conventions of this Guide to ATM Technology, and provides information on how to obtain related documentation.

Purpose

This guide is intended to provide an introduction to the concepts and functionality of ATM technology. It provides descriptions of ATM networking applications and examples of their use, and overviews of configuring features on the Catalyst 8540 MSR, Catalyst 8510 MSR, and LightStream 1010 ATM switch routers.

Audience

This guide is intended for network administrators and others who are responsible for designing and implementing ATM in their networks using the Catalyst 8540 MSR, Catalyst 8510 MSR, and LightStream 1010 ATM switch routers. This guide is intended to provide a knowledge base for using the ATM Switch Router Software Configuration Guide . Experienced users who are knowledgeable about ATM might want to go directly to that guide and its companion, the ATM Switch Router Command Reference publication.

New and Changed Information

The following table lists the changes and additions to this guide:

Organization

This guide is organized as follows:

Related Documentation

The following related software documentation is available for the Catalyst 8540 MSR, Catalyst 8510 MSR, and LightStream 1010 ATM switch:

Conventions

Notes use the following conventions:

Note   Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the publication.

Tips use the following conventions:

Tip Means the following are useful tips.

Cautions use the following conventions:

Caution    Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment damage or loss of data.

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