ABSTRACT: This document replaces TA-TSV-001239.

Switched Multimegabit Data Service (SMDS) is a connectionless, public packet-switched data service that provides Local Area Network (LAN) features and performance across wide geographic areas.

This Technical Reference (TR) presents the view of Telcordia on generic criteria for low-speed SMDS Access, which provides frame-based access to SMDS, initially at an access rate of DS0, using the Data eXchange Interface (DXI) protocol.