Multiple-ring architecture and its FDDI applications

Author

Nguyen, Gam D.

Author_Institution

Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1996

fDate

21-24 Oct 1996

Firstpage

112

Abstract

This paper discusses a networking concept referred to as multiple-ring architecture (MRA). In FDDI reliability applications, MRA is an attractive alternative to the popular dual homing architecture for the following reason. Unlike the requirement of several reliable concentrators needed in the dual homing architecture, the MRA only requires several routing interfaces at each backbone node (i.e., at each router node); different fiber cables and networks share the same set of routers, creating a set of highly fault tolerant networks of low overall cost and complexity

Keywords

FDDI; computer network reliability; network interfaces; optical fibre LAN; telecommunication network routing; token networks; FDDI reliability applications; backbone node; dual homing architecture; fibre distributed data interface; fibre optic token network; highly fault tolerant networks; low complexity; low overall cost; multiple-ring architecture; routing interfaces; Computer network reliability; Costs; FDDI; Laboratories; Network topology; Routing; Spine; Telecommunication network reliability; Telecommunication traffic; Token networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Military Communications Conference, 1996. MILCOM '96, Conference Proceedings, IEEE

Conference_Location

McLean, VA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3682-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MILCOM.1996.568595

Filename

568595