Title :
Interface standards and associated hardware support for WANs
Author :
Westall, F.A. ; Gleen, K.E. ; Brownlie, J.D.
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Res. Labs., Ipswich, UK
Abstract :
The paper takes a brief snap-shot at some of the principal WAN interface standards for circuit and packet switched networks, and gives some examples to illustrate the technology that is available for implementing these standards. It concentrates on the international WAN standards as ratified by CCITT
Keywords :
computer interfaces; computer networks; packet switching; standards; CCITT; WAN interface standards; circuit switched networks; hardware support; international WAN standards; packet switched networks; wide area networks;
Conference_Titel :
Hardware Support for Communication Networks, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
