Author :
Ross, Floyd E. ; Hamstra, James R.
Author_Institution :
Ascom Timeplex, Woodcliff Lakes, NJ, USA
fDate :
2/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The development of the fiber distributed data interface (FDDI), a 100-Mb/s token ring that uses optical fiber that has become the premier high-speed local area network (LAN) standard, is examined. The important decisions that shaped FDDI are described. It is shown that technical innovation came from a variety of contributors and that adopting their ideas converted contributors into supporters. Adopting new ideas also improved the FDDI standards; by the time FDDI matured, it had become a family of standards with much broader appeal than was imagined initially
Keywords :
FDDI; token networks; 100 Mbit/s; FDDI; fiber distributed data interface; high speed LAN standard; optical fiber; standards; token ring; ANSI standards; FDDI; Local area networks; NIST; Open systems; Optical fiber LAN; Optical fibers; Standards development; Standards publication; Token networks;
Journal_Title :
Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Journal on
