Title :
Standards and their influence on MAC bridges
Author :
Cargill, C. ; Soha, Michael
Author_Institution :
Digital Equipment Corp., Maynard, MA, USA
Abstract :
The influence that consensus standards have had on the development of media access control (MAC) bridges is examined. The intent is to give an intuitive feel for the standards process and its effect on bridges without detailing the specific groups and processes associated with the standards organizations. It is shown that standards developed under the consensus procedure must follow a certain pattern.<>
Keywords :
inter-computer links; local area networks; standards; LAN; MAC bridges; media access control; standards; ANSI standards; Art; Bridges; Costs; Industrial economics; Information technology; Media Access Protocol; Robustness; Standards development; Standards organizations;
Journal_Title :
Network, IEEE
