High-speed multimedia backbone LAN architecture based on ATM technology

Author

Takiyasu, Yoshihiro ; Amada, Eiichi ; Hatakeyama, Yasuhiko ; Yamauchi, Yukiji

Author_Institution

Hitachi Ltd., Tokyo, Japan

fYear

1990

fDate

30 Sep-3 Oct 1990

Firstpage

207

Lastpage

212

Abstract

A new high-speed multimedia backbone LAN (MBLAN) architecture that efficiently accommodates existing terminals and offers connectivity with public networks in the introduction stage of broadband ISDN (B-ISDN) is presented. A logical 156-Mb/s ring with the standard synchronous optical network (SONET) format is a basic element to realize the proposed high-speed backbone LAN. Several rings are multiplexed into a 622-Mb/s or 2.4-Gb/s physical transmission line. The slotted ring access method is utilized for each logical ring in order to provide a multimedia communication facility. The slot size and format are based on the asynchronous transfer mode standard and offer easy connectivity with B-ISDN. Independent clocking using the SONET stuffing mechanism is also introduced to solve the jitter accumulation problem

Keywords

ISDN; broadband networks; local area networks; multimedia systems; optical links; time division multiplexing; 156 Mbit/s; 2.4 Gbit/s; 622 Mbit/s; ATM technology; B-ISDN; MBLAN; SONET stuffing; asynchronous transfer mode standard; broadband ISDN; connectivity; format; independent clocking; jitter accumulation; logical ring; multimedia backbone LAN; multimedia communication; physical transmission line; public networks; slot size; slotted ring access; standard synchronous optical network; terminals; Asynchronous transfer mode; B-ISDN; Floors; ISDN; Local area networks; Multimedia communication; Optical design; Optical fiber LAN; SONET; Spine;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Local Computer Networks, 1990. Proceedings., 15th Conference on

Conference_Location

Minneapolis, MN

Print_ISBN

0-8186-2109-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LCN.1990.128661

Filename

128661