Abstract
This paper describes the architecture of an experimental research prototype application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) designed to serve as a generic building block of the future broadband ISDN (B-ISDN). The chip performs common asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) layer functions such as cell assembly and cell disassembly. A new media access control (MAC) protocol developed for a broadband customer premises network is also integrated in the chip. The chip interfaces to the B-ISDN through a SONET STS-3c framer chip. The ATM layer chip has been designed using 1.2 pm CMOS technology with a die area of 5.4 × 5.4 mm2 and approximately 27 000 transistors. Experimental results are described. At the user network interface, a chip with the functionality studied in this research prototype can be used to implement broadband terminal adaptors and the network termination. At the broadband local exchange, such a chip can be used in the implementation of ATM statistical multiplexers, ATM switch port controllers, etc.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 741-750 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1991 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Networks and Communications
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering