Title :
Design of a network interface unit for a picture archiving and communication system network operating at 200-500 Mbps
Author :
Lindsey, Michael ; Alsafadi, Yaaser ; Martinez, Ralph
Author_Institution :
Comput. Eng. Res. Lab., Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ, USA
Abstract :
A description is given of the design of a network interface unit (NIU) for a third-generation picture archiving and communication system (PACS) network called PACnet. PACnet is designed to operate at a data throughput rate of between 200 and 500 Mb/s. This PACS network is a dual fiber-optic ring which integrates voice, data, and image communications. The NIU allows uniform access to the network. At each node in the PACS network, an NIU implements the data-link-layer and the physical-layer protocols. The design is simulated using the hardware description language VHDL. Also, the high-speed digital technologies needed to realize the NIU are discussed
Keywords :
PACS; computer interfaces; computer networks; protocols; 200 to 500 Mbit/s; PACS network; PACnet; VHDL; data throughput rate; data-link-layer; dual fiber-optic ring; hardware description language; high-speed digital technologies; image communications; network interface unit; physical-layer protocols; picture archiving and communication system network; Access protocols; Bandwidth; Computer interfaces; Computer networks; Laboratories; Network interfaces; Optical fibers; Picture archiving and communication systems; Throughput; Time division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Computers and Communications, 1990. Conference Proceedings., Ninth Annual International Phoenix Conference on
Conference_Location :
Scottsdale, AZ
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2030-7
DOI :
10.1109/PCCC.1990.101636