Geographic extension of HIPPI channels via high speed SONET

Author

Hughes, James P. ; Franta, William R.

Author_Institution

Network Syst. Corp., Minneapolis, MD, USA

Volume

8

Issue

3

fYear

1994

Firstpage

42

Lastpage

53

Abstract

The article first briefly reviews the relevant aspects of standard HIPPI channel operation, ad hoc serial HIPPI channel extension, and the rationale for HIPPI channel extension over WANs, and provides a description of standard STS-12c SONET (STM-4c). HIPPI over SONET encapsulation protocol, reliable flow control method and performance, and the actual implementation are then described, including maintenance needs such as SNMP monitoring, laser lifetime monitoring, and loopback functions. Concluding comments cover the status of the HIPPI-SONET development effort, other HIPPI-SONET developments, and the need and approach to providing HIPPI-ATM-SONET connectivity via adaptation of HIPPI-PH packets to standard ATM protocols.<>

Keywords

SONET; asynchronous transfer mode; network interfaces; performance evaluation; protocols; telecommunication channels; wide area networks; HIPPI channels; HIPPI-ATM-SONET connectivity; HIPPI-PH packets; HIPPI-SONET development effort; SNMP monitoring; SONET encapsulation protocol; STM-4c; WAN; high speed SONET; implementation; laser lifetime monitoring; loopback functions; maintenance needs; performance; reliable flow control method; serial HIPPI channel extension; standard ATM protocols; standard HIPPI channel operation; standard STS-12c SONET; ANSI standards; Delay; Europe; Monitoring; Protocols; SONET; Sociotechnical systems; Switches; Synchronous digital hierarchy; Systems engineering and theory;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Network, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0890-8044

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/65.283932

Filename

283932