Bellcore Metrocore network-a test-bed for metropolitan area network research

Author

Albanese, A. ; Garrett, M.W. ; Ippoliti, A. ; Izadpanah, H. ; Karr, M.A. ; Maszczak, M. ; Shia, D.

Author_Institution

Bellcore, Morristown, NJ, USA

fYear

1988

fDate

28 Nov-1 Dec 1988

Firstpage

1229

Abstract

The authors describe the Bellcore Metrocore network, a testbed prototype of a metropolitan area network (MAN) for exploring network concepts and technology applications in broadband communications. This system operates at 150 Mb/s with the potential for upgrading to multi-Gb/s. A basic hardware architecture has been designed which consists of a network interface (media access control (MAC) layer), and several independent, modular units that interface to various services. At the MAC layer, integrated services are supported by giving priority to those traffic types requiring bounded delay. The software network architecture includes a network controller to configure, monitor, and administer the network

Keywords

broadband networks; 150 Mbit/s; Bellcore Metrocore network; MAN; bounded delay; broadband communications; hardware architecture; media access control; metropolitan area network; network controller; network interface; test-bed; Broadband communication; Communication system traffic control; Computer architecture; Hardware; Intserv networks; Media Access Protocol; Metropolitan area networks; Network interfaces; Prototypes; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Global Telecommunications Conference, 1988, and Exhibition. 'Communications for the Information Age.' Conference Record, GLOBECOM '88., IEEE

Conference_Location

Hollywood, FL

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GLOCOM.1988.26026

Filename

26026