DocumentCode
830216
Title
Following the fiber distributed data interface
Author
Fink, Robert L. ; Ross, Floyd E.
Author_Institution
Lawrence Berkeley Lab., California Univ., CA, USA
Volume
6
Issue
2
fYear
1992
fDate
3/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
50
Lastpage
55
Abstract
The fiber distributed data interface (FDDI) follow-on local area network (FFOL) work was initiated in February 1990 by Task Group X3T9.5 of Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) X3 to establish requirements and formal projects for a next-generation LAN. The background for startup of the FFOL project, including its requirements and current status, are presented. It is shown that the higher performance of FFOL and its ability to handle all FDDI data formats will allow its use as a backbone to existing FDDI installations. FFOL will also be used as a replacement for FDDI and other LANs when its higher performance is required.<>
Keywords
optical links; standards; token networks; ASC; Accredited Standards Committee; FDDI; FFOL project; LAN; Task Group X3T9.5; data formats; fiber distributed data interface; follow-on local area network; ANSI standards; Bridges; Ethernet networks; FDDI; LAN interconnection; Local area networks; Optical fiber LAN; Spine; Token networks; Workstations;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Network, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0890-8044
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/65.124614
Filename
124614
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