Title :
Building SMDS on fiber networks
Author_Institution :
Bell Atlantic Crop., Arlington, VA, USA
Abstract :
The author discusses the switched multimegabit data service (SMDS), a connectionless, public, packet switched data service that extends the high performance of fibre optic transmission across a wide area. It is targeted at the rapidly growing need for local area network (LAN) interconnection, which is driven by widespread deployment of LANs. SMDS fits into customer´s current communications architectures and preserves their equipment investment. The features and deployment of SMDS are examined.<>
Keywords :
computer networks; data communication systems; optical fibres; optical links; packet switching; LAN interconnection; SMDS; communications architectures; connectionless public data service; fiber networks; fibre optic transmission; local area network; packet switched data service; switched multimegabit data service; Bandwidth; Copper; FDDI; Internet; Local area networks; Optical fiber devices; Packet switching; Protocols; SONET; Telephony;
Journal_Title :
LTS, IEEE
