• DocumentCode
    956630
  • Title

    Interconnecting high-speed LANs and backbones

  • Author

    Ahmad, Riaz ; Halsall, Fred

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Wales Univ., Swansea, UK
  • Volume
    7
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1993
  • Firstpage
    36
  • Lastpage
    43
  • Abstract
    Transparent source routing, an algorithm that exploits the best features of the transparent spanning tree and source routing algorithms for medium-access-control (MAC) bridges used in local area network (LAN) interconnections, is presented. The scheme uses optimal routes, is transparent to end stations, and reduces bridge processing overheads. Aspects of the existing transparent spanning tree and source routing algorithms are described. A comparison of the new scheme with the two existing schemes is presented.<>
  • Keywords
    LAN interconnection; telecommunication network routing; LAN interconnection; MAC bridges; backbones; high speed LAN; local area network; medium-access-control; source routing algorithms; transparent source routing; transparent spanning tree; Bones; Bridges; Data engineering; Databases; Design engineering; LAN interconnection; Local area networks; Routing; Spine; Topology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Network, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0890-8044
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/65.238153
  • Filename
    238153