ATM over satellite for the warfighter

As a New World order takes shape one thing is for certain - United States military forces will be involved in armed conflicts in austere locations around the globe with minimal notice, The Joint Chiefs of Staff have recognized this and have called for an increased reliance on information technology at tactical theater, and strategic levels. Reliance an Satellite Communications will undoubtedly increase, whether on military owned or commercially leased satellites, It is my belief that traditional terrestrial (fiber) based communication schemes such as Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) will be fully ported to space vehicles.