Title :
Building networks for the wide and local areas using asynchronous transfer mode switches and synchronous optical network technology
Author :
Naegle, John H. ; Gossage, Steven A. ; Testi, Nicholas ; Vahle, Michael O. ; Maestas, Joseph H.
Author_Institution :
Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
fDate :
5/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Sandia National Laboratories is using a set of evolving technologies to develop a standards-based approach to wide- and local-area networking, which offers the potential of gigabit speeds. In particular, asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) switches and synchronous optical network (SONET) technologies were used to build a supercomputing network between its California and New Mexico sites and now is being deployed in the local-area environment. The progress of these endeavors and the lessons learned are discussed
Keywords :
SONET; asynchronous transfer mode; optical fibre LAN; optical fibre communication; wide area networks; ATM switches; California; New Mexico; SONET; Sandia National Laboratories; asynchronous transfer mode switches; gigabit speeds; local-area networking; supercomputing network; synchronous optical network; wide-area networking; Asynchronous transfer mode; Laboratories; Nuclear weapons; Optical fiber LAN; Optical switches; Research and development; SONET; Supercomputers; Testing; US Department of Energy;
Journal_Title :
Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Journal on
