Title :
Architecture and design of an open systems LAN/WAN gateway
Author :
Johannsen, W. ; Lamersdorf, W. ; Reinhardt, K.
Author_Institution :
Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Univ., Frankfurt am Main, West Germany
Abstract :
The authors report on architectural alternatives and an implementation design of an open systems LAN/WAN (local area network/wide-area network) gateway which connects a private (IBM token ring) LAN with a open WAN based on a public X.25 packet-layer protocol. The gateway design applies and generalizes the ideas underlying the ISO Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) reference model for heterogeneous communication networks. The gateway presented is currently implemented in a project which supports distributed data-intensive applications in a heterogeneous LAN and WAN configuration.<>
Keywords :
computer interfaces; computer networks; local area networks; IBM token ring; architectural alternatives; distributed data-intensive applications; heterogeneous communication networks; local area network; open systems LAN/WAN gateway; public X.25 packet-layer protocol; reference model; wide-area network; Application software; Computer networks; Databases; ISO standards; LAN interconnection; Local area networks; Open systems; Protocols; Token networks; Wide area networks;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Networking Symposium, 1988., Proceedings of the
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-0835-8
DOI :
10.1109/CNS.1988.4987
