A rough comparison of the IETF and ATM service models

We compare the emerging models for multiple integrated traffic services that are being devised by the IETF and ATM Forum working groups. The goal of the paper is to show that there is much in common between the models of traffic management, and that there are therefore a number of ways that each can take advantage of the other. The IETF develops standards for the Internet under the auspices of the Internet Society, while the ATM Forum works on practical aspects of the ITU standards for ATM