Title :
Standards for robust second generation LAN management
Author :
McClure, R. Bruce
Author_Institution :
Synernetics Inc., North Billerica, MA, USA
Abstract :
The FDDI (fiber distributed data interface) standard currently being developed under the auspices of the ANSI X3T9.5 Accredited Standards Committee is considered. Management services and protocols (station management or SMT) specified directly in the FDDI standard will ensure that each local area network (LAN) attachment supplies an integral component of the foundation needed for robust second-generation LAN management. The evolution of computing and the user application environment are discussed, and first- and second-generation LANs are described. The management of multivendor LANs is addressed in regard to the FDDI standard
Keywords :
computer interfaces; local area networks; network operating systems; optical links; standards; telecommunication network management; ANSI X3T9.5 Accredited Standards Committee; FDDI standard; computing resonances; fiber distributed data interface; first-generation LAN; local area network; multivendor LAN; optical links; second generation LAN management; station management; token ring networks; user application environment; ANSI standards; Bandwidth; Computer networks; Distributed computing; FDDI; Local area networks; Optical fiber LAN; Protocols; Robustness; Standards development;
Conference_Titel :
Local Computer Networks, 1989., Proceedings 14th Conference on
Conference_Location :
Mineapolis, MN
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-1968-6
DOI :
10.1109/LCN.1989.65253
