FDDI advanced concentrator architecture considerations

Author

Vogt, James

Author_Institution

SynOptics Commun. Inc., Santa Clara, CA, USA

fYear

1991

fDate

14-17 Oct 1991

Firstpage

356

Lastpage

361

Abstract

This paper addresses architectural issues regarding the design of an advanced concentrator for FDDI networks. The main theme is the advanced management, configuration and control capabilities provided by this architecture. The following major points are addressed: advantages inherent to a multiple MAC concentrator (i.e. at least one MAC residing on each of the three possible internal path types: primary, secondary and local); applications of the multiple MAC architecture, emphasizing roving MAC utilization for maintenance, configuration and diagnostic capability; optimal hardware longevity afforded by an advanced architecture, allowing for FDDI market development, enabling extended features without necessitating hardware upgrade; and implementation details regarding specific enhanced features afforded by an advanced architecture

Keywords

line concentrators; optical links; standards; token networks; FDDI advanced concentrator architecture; architectural issues; configuration; control capabilities; management; multiple MAC concentrator; optimal hardware longevity; Application software; Communication system control; Computer architecture; Displays; FDDI; Hardware; Investments; Physical layer; Redundancy; Surface-mount technology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Local Computer Networks, 1991. Proceedings., 16th Conference on

Conference_Location

Minneapolis, MN

Print_ISBN

0-8186-2370-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LCN.1991.208086

Filename

208086