Title :
Designing communication subsystems for high-speed networks
Author :
Meleis, Hanafy E. ; Serpanos, Dimitrios N.
Author_Institution :
Digital Equipment Corp., Cambridge, MA, USA
fDate :
7/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Is shown that system structure and implementation of a communication subsystem are vital elements in high-throughput protocol implementation. A well-structured and carefully implemented subsystem can exploit high-speed transmission links and preserve their speed up to the application. The issues of memory management and organization are presented as examples. Support for data movement and processing overlap, and intelligent DMA, two alternatives for the communication subsystem to achieve higher performance and scale to higher-speed links, are discussed.<>
Keywords :
computer interfaces; computer networks; protocols; communication subsystem; computer network interfaces; high-speed networks; high-throughput protocol implementation; intelligent DMA; memory management; memory organisation; Bandwidth; Costs; FDDI; Hardware; High speed optical techniques; High-speed networks; Media Access Protocol; Open systems; Optical communication equipment; Throughput;
Journal_Title :
Network, IEEE
