ATM and frame relay are two of the most common used methods for telecommunications between networks today. ATM, which stands for Asynchronous Transfer Mode, is a technology that arose from international standards relating to the transmission of data, voice, and video simultaneously over a network at speeds far faster than has been possible without the standards. ATM can transport electronic communications from phone calls, to movies, to the familiar email and files contained on a gopher or world wide web server. ATM is also known for transporting communications at hundreds of megabits per seco...

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