DocumentCode
1328953
Title
Graph-theory-based protocol to provide centralised management of an extended LAN topology
Author
Abdul Rahman, A.M. ; Linge, N.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Salford Univ., UK
Volume
143
Issue
4
fYear
1996
fDate
8/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
182
Lastpage
188
Abstract
A new protocol is proposed for configuring the topology of a network comprising a number of LANs interconnected by MAC bridges. Unlike other solutions to this problem, this new protocol is based around a single management node which is able to determine the complete network topology map. By applying graph theory to this map, a number of possible configurations can be deduced from which the network manager is able to choose the optimum. In this respect, the management aspects of the new protocol offer many advantages over existing schemes
Keywords
LAN interconnection; access protocols; computer network management; graph theory; network topology; MAC bridges; centralised management; configurations; extended LAN topology; graph-theory-based protocol; management node; network manager; network topology map;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Communications, IEE Proceedings-
Publisher
iet
ISSN
1350-2425
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/ip-com:19960667
Filename
533166
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