A multi-Gbit/s optical LAN utilizing a passive WDM star: towards an experimental prototype

Author

Kazovsky, L.G. ; Barry, C.F. ; Hickey, M.J. ; Noronha, C.A. ; Poggiolini, P.T.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Stanford Univ., CA, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

1993

Firstpage

48

Abstract

The goals and basic node configuration of STARNET, an optical broadband local area network based on a physical passive star topology, are presented. Over a single physical network, STARNET offers all users both a moderate-speed packet network and a high-speed WDM circuit interconnect. Several topological and protocol solutions based on these two data transport facilities are available to the users. An ongoing experimental effort aimed at the realization of a STARNET prototype is described. The prototype nodes are FDDI and SONET OC-48 data-format-compatible. The first four network layers will be fully implemented and the nodes will serve high performance workstations

Keywords

broadband networks; local area networks; optical links; wavelength division multiplexing; FDDI compatibility; SONET OC-48 compatibility; STARNET; experimental prototype; high-speed WDM circuit interconnect; moderate-speed packet network; multigigabit optical LAN; optical broadband local area network; passive WDM star; workstations; Circuit topology; High speed optical techniques; Integrated circuit interconnections; Local area networks; Network topology; Optical fiber LAN; Optical fiber networks; Optical interconnections; Prototypes; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

INFOCOM '93. Proceedings.Twelfth Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications Societies. Networking: Foundation for the Future, IEEE

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

Print_ISBN

0-8186-3580-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/INFCOM.1993.253250

Filename

253250