Asynchronous Transfer Mode ( ATM)

Asynchronous Transfer Mode ( ATM)

A fixed-route network protocol in which transmission packets have direct paths and destinations.

ATM is an alternative to TCP/IP, which tags each packet with destination information in the header and can be routed through arbitrary paths on a carrier network such as the Internet.

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