Fiber optic LANs for the manufacturing environment

Author

Hatfield, W.B. ; Coden, M.H. ; Scholl, F.W.

Volume

2

Issue

3

fYear

1988

fDate

5/1/1988 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

70

Lastpage

74

Abstract

The physical layer requirements for local area networks (LANs) that satisfy the set of environmental requirements unique to factory automation applications are discussed. In many cases these requirements are best met with fiber-optic LANs compatible with the IEEE 802.3 (CSMA/CD) or 802.4 (token bus) network standards. Implementation of a passive fiber-optic star-coupler-based LAN is presented in terms of two simple fiber-optic system design rules. A number of applications of the passive star-coupler-technology LAN are briefly described to highlight the benefits of fiber optics as a data communication medium.<>

Keywords

factory automation; local area networks; optical couplers; optical links; standards; 802.4; CSMA/CD; IEEE 802.3; data communication; factory automation; fibre optic system design rules; local area networks; manufacturing environment; network standards; passive fibre optic star-coupler based LAN; physical layer; standards; token bus; Baseband; Coaxial cables; Copper; Costs; Data communication; Local area networks; Manufacturing; Optical coupling; Optical fiber LAN; Optical fibers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Network, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0890-8044

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/65.3276

Filename

3276