PC communication in an OSI environment-TM&T: Mail and Talk on TAINS

Author

Mansfield, Glenn ; Fujii, Akira ; Okabe, Kohi ; Nemoto, Yoshiaki ; Sakata, Masato ; Noguchi, Shoichi

Author_Institution

Comput. Center, Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan

fYear

1989

fDate

22-24 Nov 1989

Firstpage

429

Lastpage

432

Abstract

TAINS (Tohoku University Academic Information Network System) is an open systems interconnection (OSI)-based large-scale information network. A very large number of the users of TAINS are using personal computers (PCs). Few of them, however, have any sort of network interface, therefore PCs are connected to TAINS via a communication adaptor called the CS (communication server), which enables PCs to communicate via the in-house coaxial cables and the optical fiber trunk line in accordance with the ISO 8802.3 protocol. The development of a communication application, TM (TAINS M&T Talk system), which is designed to provide PC users with electronic mail (E-mail) and simultaneous keyboard talking (E-talk), is described

Keywords

computer communications software; computer networks; electronic mail; local area networks; network servers; open systems; personal computing; Mail and Talk; OSI environment; PC communication; TAINS; TM&T; communication server; electronic mail; in-house coaxial cables; large-scale information network; open systems; optical fiber trunk line; packet switching; personal computers; Coaxial cables; ISO standards; Large-scale systems; Microcomputers; Network interfaces; Network servers; Open systems; Optical fibers; Personal communication networks; Postal services;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

TENCON '89. Fourth IEEE Region 10 International Conference

Conference_Location

Bombay

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TENCON.1989.176872

Filename

176872