Title :
Status of IEEE 802.6 MAN standards
Author :
Mollenauer, James F.
Author_Institution :
Prime Comput., Bedford, MA, USA
Abstract :
Metropolitan area networks (MANs) provide a way of interconnecting LANs (local area networks) and large computers while simultaneously providing support to voice and video services. Standards work in IEEE Project 802.8 provides for a high-speed MAN that has unique scheduling and failure-tolerance properties. Particular attention is given to fast-packet-switch characteristics for the broadband ISDN (integrated-services digital-network)
Keywords :
local area networks; packet switching; standards; IEEE 802.6 MAN standards; LANs; broadband ISDN; failure-tolerance properties; fast-packet-switch characteristics; metropolitan area networks; scheduling; video services; Computer networks; Job shop scheduling; LAN interconnection; Metropolitan area networks; Optical fiber LAN; Telecommunication traffic; Telephony; Video compression; Videoconference; Workstations;
Conference_Titel :
Local Computer Networks, 1988., Proceedings of the 13th Conference on
Conference_Location :
Minneapolis, MN
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-0891-9
DOI :
10.1109/LCN.1988.10223
