Network upgrade for the SLC: control system modifications

Author

Crane, M. ; MacKenzie, R. ; Sass, R. ; Himel, T.

Author_Institution

Linear Accel. Center, Stanford Univ., CA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1997

fDate

12-16 May 1997

Firstpage

2476

Abstract

Current communications between the SLAC Linear Collider control system central host and the SLCmicros is built upon the SLAC developed SLCNET communication hardware and protocols. We describe how the Internet Suite of protocols (TCP/IP) are used to replace the SLCNET protocol interface. The major communication pathways and their individual requirements are described. A proxy server is used to reduce the number of total system TCP/IP connections. The SLCmicros were upgraded to use Ethernet and TCP/IP as well as SLCNET. Design choices and implementation experiences are addressed

Keywords

electron accelerators; high energy physics instrumentation computing; linear colliders; local area networks; transport protocols; Ethernet; SLAC Linear Collider control system central host; SLC; SLCNET communication hardware; SLCNET protocol interface; TCP/IP; control system modifications; proxy server; Application software; Communication system control; Control systems; Ethernet networks; Hardware; Operating systems; Protocols; Sockets; TCPIP; Voice mail;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 1997. Proceedings of the 1997

Conference_Location

Vancouver, BC

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4376-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.1997.751245

Filename

751245