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SMDS is a switched, high-speed, connectionless data service and is based on the IEEE 802.6 metropolitan area network specification [1,2,3]. The SMDS system is composed of several major components: a subscriber-network interface (based on subset of 802.6), a switching system (SS), an inter-switching system interface (ISSI), and an Inter-carrier interface (ICI), as shown in Figure 1. An important characteristic of this structure is its compatibility with Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) which is the building block for cell-switching based BISDN services. Bellcore has defined the Switching System, the Inter-Switching System Interface, and the Inter-Carrier Interface in the Technical References. However, it is clear that the strategic direction is to allow easy migration from SMDS to ATM [7,19].
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Joshi, M., Lai, F. (1993). The Journey of SMDS -- A LAN Interconnect Solution. In: Onvural, R.O., Nilsson, A. (eds) Local Area Network Interconnection. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2950-7_20
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