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Definitions of atm adaptation layer:

• The ATM layer that mediates between higher-level and lower-level services, converting different types of data (such as audio, video, and data frames) to the 48-byte payloads required by ATM.
  www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/visio/visio2002/plan/glossary.mspx
• Definition: The layer in the B-ISDN reference model (see B-ISDN) which adapts higher layer PDUs into the ATM layer.
  community.roxen.com/developers/idocs/rfc/rfc2761.html
• the AAL divides the user information into segments suitable for packaging into a series of ATM cells. There are several types of AALs in use.
  boulder.noaa.gov/noc/fore/lib/techpubs/docs/manuals/video/sva/gloss.htm
• The use of Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) technology and services creates the need for an adaptation layer in order to support information transfer protocols, which are not based on ATM. This adaptation layer defines how to segment and reassemble higher-layer packets into ATM cells, and how to handle various transmission aspects in the ATM layer.
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATM_Adaptation_Layer

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