三家主要网络产品开发商——NEC、Cisco和Alcatel正计划联合参加由欧盟资助的一个项目,目标是开发一个使用现有网络技术的高速Internet。 该项为期2年的项目称为IthACI(Internet与ATM:关于融合与集成的实验和扩展),将于3月开始实施,主要内容包括改进ATM在IP通信中的应用,通过选择最合适的技术来满足欧洲用户的需要。 Three major network product developers, NEC, Cisco and Alcatel, are planning to join together for a project funded by the European Union with the goal of developing a high-speed Internet using existing networking technologies. The two-year project, called IthACI (Internet and ATM: Experiments and Extensions on Convergence and Integration), will begin in March with a focus on improving ATM’s use in IP communications by selecting the most appropriate technology To meet the needs of European users.