BROAD-BAND SWITCHING-SYSTEM FOR PUBLIC NETWORK

The ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) network is regarded as effective for a multimedia telecommunication environment that enables high-speed and broadband communication. This paper reports recent broadband serv ices trends in public telecommunication networks and the development a pproach for the FETEX-150 ESP(Enhanced Switching Platform). To track t he latest ATM standards and trends, a simple, scaleable, and open arch itecture was set forth for the FETEX-150 ESP design target at the begi nning of the system design. This paper describes design concept and sy stem architecture of the FETEX-150 ESP system from hardware and softwa re design viewpoint. Also, this paper describes traffic management, sy stem features and operation and maintenance features in the FETEX-150 ESP.