Title :
Network issues for Sequoia 2000
Author :
Ferrari, Davide ; Pasquale, Joseph ; Polyzos, George
Author_Institution :
Dept. of EECS, California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
The goals of the Sequoia 2000 Network are to provide high throughput for the massive observation input data and image output data characterizing global change applications, as well as real-time services for animations and collaboration tools such as video conferencing. The first phase of the network will be based on a T3 (45 Mb/s) backbone and FDDI (fiber distributed data interface) for local distribution. The research issues that are emphasized include protocols that provide deterministic and statistical performance guarantees and take advantage of hierarchical coding of information, and the design of I/O system software that integrates process and device communication software with network protocol software.<>
Keywords :
FDDI; computer animation; environmental science computing; geophysics computing; local area networks; protocols; teleconferencing; 45 bit/s; FDDI; I/O system software; Sequoia 2000 Network; T3 backbone; animations; collaboration tools; device communication software; fiber distributed data interface; global change; image output data; local distribution; network protocol software; observation input data; protocols; real-time services; video conferencing; Animation; Collaborative tools; Communication system software; FDDI; International collaboration; Protocols; Software performance; Spine; Throughput; Videoconference;
Conference_Titel :
Compcon Spring '92. Thirty-Seventh IEEE Computer Society International Conference, Digest of Papers.
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2655-0
DOI :
10.1109/CMPCON.1992.186746
