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Atm Api

This document discusses APIs and SAPs for ATM networks. It defines an API as a set of interfaces to access lower-level services, typically via a function library. A SAP distinguishes clients of a network layer and includes elements like the ATM address and protocol identifiers. The document also describes an API group that specifies a reference ATM API and develops semantic descriptions of ATM procedures and parameters to help standardize native ATM applications.

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Atm Api

This document discusses APIs and SAPs for ATM networks. It defines an API as a set of interfaces to access lower-level services, typically via a function library. A SAP distinguishes clients of a network layer and includes elements like the ATM address and protocol identifiers. The document also describes an API group that specifies a reference ATM API and develops semantic descriptions of ATM procedures and parameters to help standardize native ATM applications.

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ATM Application

Programming Interface
(API)
Raj Jain
Professor of Computer and Information Science
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH 43210
[email protected]
http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/~jain/
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Overview

❑ What is an API?

❑ What is a SAP?

❑ API Group activities

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What is an API?
❑ API = Set of interfaces to access the functionality of lower
level services
❑ Typically implemented as a function library
❑ Example: WSAAccept() = Accept incoming connection
(in Winsock2)
❑ Existing APIs: Sockets, XTI (X/Open transport interface),
Winsock, Netbios

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Service Access Point (SAP)

Transport 1 Transport n
... NSAPs
Network Layer

❑ SAP is used to distinguish clients of a layer


❑ Many clients can use a service
❑ Each client must have its own SAP
❑ On an outgoing call, destination SAP specifies the ATM
address of the remote device + target software in the device

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SAP Address
❑ SAP is expressed as a vector.
{ATM Address, ATM selector, BLLI_id2, BLLI_id3,
BHLI_id}
❑ BLLI_id2 identifies layer 2 protocol
❑ BLLI = Broadband low layer information

❑ BLLI_id3 identifies layer 3 protocol


❑ BHLI_id identifies application layer protocol
❑ Each SAP vector element (SVE) consists of a tag, length,
and value field
❑ A tag can be "Present", "Absent", or "Any"
❑ Several rules for coding and interpretation of SVEs.
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Native Services Reference Model
Applications
Native ATM API Existing Transport APIs
Native ATM Library Other API Libraries (Sockets)
Traditional Transport and
Network Protocols (TCP/IP)
Native ATM SAP Other Services (LANE)
Connection and Data Distribution
UNI Services
Data Transfer SVC PVC Local Management
Device Drivers
ATM Adapter Card
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API Group Activities
❑ Specification of Reference API
❑ Semantic description includes sequence of events
❑ Semantic = meaning = independent of any programming
language
❑ Provides proper abstraction of relevant ATM procedures
and parameters
❑ Help other organizations to include native ATM
applications ⇒ Winsock

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State Diagram: Example
A0
ATM_associate_endpoint
A1
ATM_prepare_outgoing_call ATM_prepare_incoming_call
A4
A2
ATM_connect_outgoing_call ATM_wait_on_incoming_call
A5
A3
ATM_P2P_call_active ATM_arrival_of_incoming_call
A6
ATM_accept_incoming_call ATM_reject_incoming_call
ATM_P2P_call_active A7
A9 ATM_P2MP_call_active
A8 A10
ATM_call_release
ATM_abort_connection A11
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References: ATM API
❑ "Native ATM Services: Semantic Descriptions," Version
1.0, February 1996, available as
ftp://ftp.atmforum.com/pub/approved-specs/af-saa-
0048.000.ps
❑ "Mapping of the ATM Forum SAA/API Semantic
Description to the Winsock2 API," ATM Forum/96-
00191R1, April 1996.

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