Title :
Metropolitan area network (MAN)-high speed LAN interconnection
Author :
Buhmann, Annelore
Abstract :
A description is presented of the Alcatel Metropolitan Area Network (MAN), a high-speed network with LAN performance for wide areas. The distributed queued dual bus (DQDB) access method for MAN is standardized under IEEE 802.6 and is compatible with the future asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) B-ISDN. The MAN cannot only be used as a stopgap, it offers the possibility of using ATM as an additional switching system
Keywords :
computer networks; local area networks; ATM; Alcatel Metropolitan Area Network; B-ISDN; DQDB access method; IEEE 802.6 standard; LAN performance; asynchronous transfer mode; distributed queued dual bus; high-speed network; switching system; Asynchronous transfer mode; B-ISDN; Data communication; High-speed networks; LAN interconnection; Local area networks; Metropolitan area networks; Packet switching; Payloads; Pulse generation;
Conference_Titel :
CompEuro '91. Advanced Computer Technology, Reliable Systems and Applications. 5th Annual European Computer Conference. Proceedings.
Conference_Location :
Bologna
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2141-9
DOI :
10.1109/CMPEUR.1991.257380
