| 摘要 |
A method and an apparatus are disclosed which will allow the use of ATM switches in Internet type networks without the need for translation between protocols. According to the invention, this is achieved by providing the ATM switches to be used in such networks with resource reservation protocol (RSVP) means (63) similar to the ones used in hosts and conventional routers. When a request for resources is made, the RSVP means communicate with the means (69, 71, 73, 79) for admission control and connection management to determine whether or not the requested resources can be reserved. The RSVP means of all nodes in a network communicate with each other to reserve resources to ensure a specified quality of service for each connection.
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