Some Considerations for API Semantics of Data Transmission

This contribution discusses the data transmission aspects of API semantics for native ATM services. Speci cally, this contribution: 1. clari es the semantics of the send and receive primitives presented in the baseline document 94-0150R5. 2. presents an alternative model for data transmission that is appropriate for emerging applications with high bandwidth and low latency requirements. This alternative model is intended to complement the socket-like sendreceive model in the baseline document. 3. describes API ow control mechanisms required for data transmission. Submitted as contribution 94-1142 to ATM Forum Service Aspects & Applications API Subworking Group, November 29 December 2, 1994, Kyoto, Japan This work may not be copied or reproduced in whole or in part for any commercial purpose. Permission to copy in whole or in part without payment of fee is granted for nonpro t educational and research purposes provided that all such whole or partial copies include the following: a notice that such copying is by permission of Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories of Cambridge, Massachusetts; an acknowledgment of the authors and individual contributions to the work; and all applicable portions of the copyright notice. Copying, reproduction, or republishing for any other purpose shall require a license with payment of fee to Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories. All rights reserved. Copyright c Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, 1994 201 Broadway, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 1. First printing, November 10, 1994 94-1142: Some Considerations for API Semantics of Data Transmission 1