ACCESS SERVICES FOR THE NETWORKING BROAD-BAND SERVICES ARCHITECTURE

This paper describes how Networking BroadBand Services (NBBS) provides multiple protocol support over emerging high-bandwidth networks. It d escribes the problems associated with handling these multiple protocol s that are seen now more than ever in the emerging asynchronous transf er mode (ATM) infrastructure. The paper addresses the access services of NBBS and how the NBBS transport functions are used to provide these access services. A detailed example of one access service component i s given to provide the reader with a feeling for typical access servic es issues. Brief examples of access services are given to show how the concepts described are being used.