SAFENET: the standard and its application

Author

Kochanski, Robert J. ; Paige, Jeffrey L.

Author_Institution

US Naval Ocean Syst., San Diego, CA, USA

Volume

2

Issue

1

fYear

1991

Firstpage

46

Lastpage

51

Abstract

The survivable adaptable fiber optic embedded network (SAFENET) program, an effort by the US Navy to develop standard computer network profiles that meet the requirements of navy shipboard mission-critical computer systems, is discussed. The two SAFENET standards currently in development are described. The distinction between them is restricted to the commercial local area network (LAN) upon which each is based. SAFENET I uses the IEEE 802.5 token ring LAN, which operates at 16 Mb/s. SAFENET II uses the fiber distributed data interface (FDDI) LAN, which operates at 100 Mb/s. The SAFENET transmission system, optical power budget, and application methodology are examined.<>

Keywords

local area networks; military computing; optical links; ships; standards; token networks; 100 Mbit/s; 16 Mbit/s; FDDI LAN; SAFENET; fiber distributed data interface; navy shipboard mission-critical computer systems; standard computer network profiles; survivable adaptable fiber optic embedded network; token ring LAN; Application software; Computer networks; Embedded computing; FDDI; Local area networks; Military computing; Mission critical systems; Optical computing; Optical fibers; Standards development;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

LCS, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1045-9235

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/73.80440

Filename

80440