The review and prospect of ATM techniques
ATM技术的回顾与展望

In this paper, ATM techniques are introduced and their defects are analyzed, in a view of ATM applications. Advanced Cell Transfer (ACT) technique is one of the Next Generation wideband Networks (NGN) firstly developed in China. Its current progress and its methods to overcome the ATM's defects are introduced and, its future prospected. This paper may help readers to learn in status quo and the comprehensive knowledge of ATM techniques and, understand the trend of network techniques.