• DocumentCode
    1177999
  • Title

    Transparent bridges for interconnection of IEEE 802 LANs

  • Author

    Backes, Floyd

  • Author_Institution
    Digital Equipment Corp., Maynard, MA, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1988
  • Firstpage
    5
  • Lastpage
    9
  • Abstract
    A simple but robust approach to bridging, which is transparent to end stations, is discussed. These bridges, also called spanning tree bridges, are defined by the IEEE 802.1 Media Access Control Bridge Standard. The functions performed by the bridges are described. They consist of frame forwarding, learning of station addresses, and resolving possible loops in the topology by participation in the spanning tree algorithm.<>
  • Keywords
    inter-computer links; local area networks; standards; IEEE 802 LANs; IEEE 802.1 Media Access Control Bridge Standard; LAN interconnection; frame forwarding; learning; spanning tree algorithm; spanning tree bridges; station addresses; transparent bridges; Bridges; Broadcasting; Delay; LAN interconnection; Local area networks; Media Access Protocol; Spine; Standards development; Throughput; Topology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Network, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0890-8044
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/65.3231
  • Filename
    3231
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1177999