AAL5

Proper noun

Meaning

AAL5

(electronics) Asynchronous Transfer Mode Adaption Layer Type 5, ATM Adaption Layer Type 5.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

AAL2 through AAL4 are used for variable bitrate (VBR) services, and AAL5 for data. Source: Internet

EPD and PPD work with AAL5 connections as they use the end of packet marker: the ATM User-to-ATM User (AUU) Indication bit in the Payload Type field of the header, which is set in the last cell of a SAR-SDU. Source: Internet

RFC 2364 describes Point-to-Point Protocol over ATM (PPPoA) as a method for transmitting PPP over ATM Adaptation Layer 5 (AAL5), which is also a common alternative to PPPoE used with DSL. Source: Internet

Standardized AALs include AAL1, AAL2, and AAL5, and the rarely used AAL3 and AAL4. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Aaker AAKP AAL2 Aaland islands Aalborg Aalenian