Rationale, directions, and issues surrounding high speed networks

Author

Chlamtac, Imrich ; Franta, William R.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Massachusetts Univ., Amherst, MA, USA

Volume

78

Issue

1

fYear

1990

fDate

1/1/1990 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

94

Lastpage

120

Abstract

An examination is made of the rationale behind the need for ever higher networking speeds, the technological developments that are making them possible on a commercial basis, the directions being taken in their development, and the issues surrounding their construction and use. Roadblocks to providing high-speed networks are discussed. The impact of standardization efforts on development efforts is considered, focusing on the HSC channels, the fiber distributed data interface (FDDI), and metropolitan- and wide-area networks (MANs and WANs). Possibilities for future technologies and architectures are described

Keywords

computer networks; data communication systems; digital communication systems; optical links; packet switching; protocols; reviews; standardisation; standards; telecommunication networks; FDDI; HSC channels; MAN; WAN; architectures; fiber distributed data interface; high speed networks; metropolitan networks; review; standardization; wide-area networks; Automation; Computer applications; Computer networks; Distributed computing; Ethernet networks; FDDI; High-speed networks; LAN interconnection; Metropolitan area networks; Network topology;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Proceedings of the IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9219

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/5.52201

Filename

52201