Comparison of two LAN bridge approaches

Author

Soha, Michael ; Perlman, Radia

Author_Institution

Digital Equipment Corp., Maynard, MA, USA

Volume

2

Issue

1

fYear

1988

Firstpage

37

Lastpage

43

Abstract

The authors review the differences between two media access control (MAC) bridge algorithms for local area networks (LANs) currently being specified by the IEEE 802 Standards Committee. They are the IEEE 802.5 Source Routing Scheme and the IEEE 802.1 Transparent Spanning Tree Scheme. A brief summary of the two schemes, along with the relevant technical points that cause differences in features or performance, is included. It is concluded that transparent spanning tree architecture appears to offer the best solution for bridging local area networks with regard to such factors as robustness, efficiency, stability, determinism, and simplicity.<>

Keywords

inter-computer links; local area networks; standards; IEEE 802 Standards Committee; IEEE 802.1 Transparent Spanning Tree Scheme; IEEE 802.5 Source Routing Scheme; LAN bridge; MAC bridge algorithms; efficiency; local area networks; media access control; performance; robustness; stability; Bridges; History; Joining processes; LAN interconnection; Local area networks; Media Access Protocol; Robust stability; Routing; Telecommunication traffic; Token networks;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Network, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0890-8044

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/65.3236

Filename

3236