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MCNC is located at 3021 Cornwallis Rd. in RTP.  The auditorium, where the 
seminar will take place, is in the Center for Microelectronics Systems
Technology building.

I need to know how many people are interested in attending this presentation
by Thursday, Nov. 19.  Please send me e-mail at <bent@concert.net> or call
me at 248-1421. 

Thanks,
Melissa Bent
MCNC


Speaker: Maurizio Decina
         Professor at the Politecnico di Milano
         and Scientific Director of CEFRIEL

Title:  High Speed Switching for Broadband Communications

Abstract:
At first, service requirements for broadband communications are reviewed,
including single media (data communications, video communications) and
multimedia applications.
The current status of STM ( Synchronous Transfer Mode) and ATM (Asynchronous
Transfer Mode) high speed switching options in the framework of the B-ISDN
(broadband ISDN) is briefly reviewed by highlighting both the multirate
challenge for STM and the congestion control challenge for ATM.
Then, STM and ATM interconnection networks are classified in the frame of a
common taxonomy.  Hence, a few types of ATM switching systems are identified and
their performance and implementation are briefly discussed.
Finally, a view on today's non-ATM high speed switching alternatives
is given, including:
-STM multirate switches,
-variable length datagram switches,
The various switching options are described by taking into account technologies
for the implementation of both buffer modules and electronic/photonic space
interconnections modules.