A fiber optic tactical voice/data network based on FDDI

Author

Bergman, L.A. ; Hartmayer, R. ; Marelid, S. ; Wu, W.H. ; Edgar, G. ; Cassell, P. ; Mancini, R. ; Kiernicki, J. ; Paul, L.J. ; Jeng, J. ; Pardo, C. ; Halloran, F. ; Martinez, J.

Author_Institution

Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA

fYear

1988

fDate

27-31 March 1988

Firstpage

45

Lastpage

54

Abstract

An asynchronous high-speed fiber-optic local area network is described that supports ordinary data packet traffic simultaneously with synchronous TI voice traffic over a common FDDI (fiber-optic distributed data interface) token ring channel. A voice interface module was developed that parses, buffers, and resynchronizes the voice data to the packet network. The technique is general, however, and can be applied to any deterministic class of networks, including multitier backbones. A conventional single-token access protocol was used at the lowest layer, with fixed packet sizes for voice and variable for data. In addition, the higher-layer packet data protocols are allowed to operate independently of those for the voice, thereby permitting great flexibility in reconfiguring the network. Voice call setup and switching functions were performed external to the network with PABX equipment.<>

Keywords

local area networks; optical communication equipment; optical fibres; protocols; FDDI; PABX equipment; fiber optic tactical voice/data network; fiber-optic distributed data interface; local area network; multitier backbones; packet traffic; single-token access protocol; switching functions; token ring channel; Access protocols; Communication switching; FDDI; Laboratories; Local area networks; Optical fibers; Spine; Telecommunication traffic; Token networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

INFOCOM '88. Networks: Evolution or Revolution, Proceedings. Seventh Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communcations Societies, IEEE

Conference_Location

New Orleans, LA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-8186-0833-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/INFCOM.1988.12897

Filename

12897