FDDI concentrator design issues

Author

Hotard, E.

Author_Institution

Marietta Aero & Naval Syst., Baltimore, MD, USA

fYear

1990

fDate

30 Sep-3 Oct 1990

Firstpage

388

Lastpage

394

Abstract

The fiber distributed data interface (FDDI) standard specifies a robust architecture consisting of four basic types of devices: dual attachment stations (DAS), single attachment stations (SAS), dual attachment concentrators (DAC), and single attachment concentrators (SAC). Many of the prominent issues that face both concentrator designers and their customer, the network designer, are discussed. The discussion is divided into four parts: (1) basic concentrator design, (2) concentrator options, (3) capabilities provided by concentrator options, and (4) utility of concentrator capabilities. It shows that the utility of the added capabilities will vary depending on the goals, objectives, and requirements of the particular installation

Keywords

line concentrators; optical links; protocols; standards; token networks; FDDI concentrator design; dual attachment concentrators; dual attachment stations; fiber distributed data interface; network designer; single attachment concentrators; single attachment stations; standard; Bridges; Computer networks; Costs; FDDI; Fault tolerance; Joining processes; Network topology; Robustness; Synthetic aperture sonar;

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.1990.128684

Filename

128684