Noting that the growth of asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) technology in voice, video, and data networking increase security concerns, Tarman and Witzke, technicians at the Sandia National Laboratories of the US Department of Energy, explain to network architects how to enforce security policies within their infrastructures, provide security device implementers with some of the background and philosophy underlying the mechanisms of basic researchers, and review the current status and future prospects of ATM security for researchers. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)