At 20:31 03/09/2000 +0800, Jianbo Huang wrote:
Dear Sir/Madam,
generally speaking, TCP/IP is equal to the transport and network layer
in the OSI model, and it seems that the ATM works on the Data Link Layer
(?). They serve different function in the OSI model. Through they all
have congestion control facility, how to compare mechanism in different
layer?
Both are protocol suites. The ATM protocol suite actually includes not
just the ATM layer protocol ("ATM") but lots more including a layer 4
reliable transport mechanism. Each has control signaling at multiple
layers. Just compare the pieces of each that provide similar functionality.