Title :
A 10 Mbyte/s fibre optic link
Author :
Brodier-Yourstone, Ph ; McCulloch, L. ; McLaren, R.A.
Author_Institution :
ECP Div., CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
fDate :
8/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper presents a fibre optic link (FOL) that has been developed for the NA48 experiment at CERN. About 15 FOLs will be used to transfer event data to the Data Merger (event builder) over a distance of 200 metres. The FOL has a very simple interface and is capable of transmitting data at a rate of over 10 Mbyte/s while performing error detection. The optical part of the FOL uses industry standard components. This, combined with its simplicity of use, makes the FOL suitable to be reused in a wide range of applications, which is shown by its use outside the NA48 experiment
Keywords :
high energy physics instrumentation computing; optical fibre LAN; optical links; 10 Mbyte/s; NA48 experiment; error detection; event builder; event data; fibre optic link; industry standard components; Corporate acquisitions; Fiber optics; Optical buffering; Optical control; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Protocols; Switches; Workstations;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
