Title :
A parallel and fault-tolerant LAN with dual communication subnetworks
Author :
Huiqiang, Wang ; Zhenliang, Yin ; Dao, Wang
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. & Inf. Sci., Harbin Eng. Univ., China
Abstract :
In this paper, a parallel and fault-tolerant LAN (P FTLAN) with dual communication subnetworks is presented to improve LANs´ reliability. Its function modes, technical characters, hardware and software architectures, and some key implementation techniques such as logical addresses and parallel mechanisms, are described in details. Our prototype system and analyzing results suggest that the scheme presented in the paper not only provides an effective approach to high reliable LANs, but also can improve their performance greatly
Keywords :
carrier sense multiple access; computer network reliability; fault tolerant computing; local area networks; parallel processing; transport protocols; P FTLAN; dual communication subnetworks; function modes; hardware architectures; logical addresses; parallel fault-tolerant LAN; parallel mechanisms; software architectures; technical characters; Communication cables; Computer networks; Concurrent computing; Fault tolerance; Information science; Local area networks; Military computing; Network servers; Switches; Telecommunication network reliability;
Conference_Titel :
Parallel Algorithms/Architecture Synthesis, 1997. Proceedings., Second Aizu International Symposium
Conference_Location :
Aizu-Wakamatsu
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7870-4
DOI :
10.1109/AISPAS.1997.581688
