Design, implementation and performance analysis of the PROFIBUS/ATM Local Bridge

PROcess Field BUS (PROFIBUS) has successfully proven itself in many thousands of applications in production, building and process automation. ATM LAN is a recently developed technology, and it is believed to be the ideal solution for B-ISDN. This type of network is so versatile that it can be used in any kinds of environment. Considering the fact that applications involving both a PROFIBUS and an ATM are to be commonly used, the need for a PROFIBUS to communicate with an ATM network attracts attentions. This leads to the fact that a new bridge based on PROFIBUS and ATM features should be designed. The new bridge is called PROFIBUS/ATM Local Bridge. This study is concerned with not only building an interface device that interconnects a PROFIBUS and an ATM LAN but also the performance analysis of the designed bridge. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.