Design and performance evaluation of a high throughput Ethernet/FDDI interconnect

Author

Bucci, G. ; Del Bimbo, A. ; Santini, S.

Author_Institution

Dipartimento di Sistemi e Inf., Firenze Univ., Italy

fYear

1991

fDate

13-16 May 1991

Firstpage

89

Lastpage

93

Abstract

A filtering algorithm, called MFA, that sets the minimum power requirements for a bridge connecting an Ethernet LAN to a fiber-distributed data interface (FDDI) backbone is introduced. With current technology, however, even MFA cannot be implemented in software at an acceptable speed. A hardware solution based on the use of content-addressable memories (CAMs) is described, and a comparison is made between hardware and software solutions through analytical and simulation models

Keywords

content-addressable storage; data communication equipment; digital simulation; local area networks; performance evaluation; 100 Mbit/s; Ethernet LAN; Ethernet/FDDI interconnect; MFA; content-addressable memories; fiber-distributed data interface; filtering algorithm; minimum power requirements; performance evaluation; simulation models; Analytical models; Bridges; Ethernet networks; FDDI; Filtering algorithms; Hardware; Joining processes; Local area networks; Optical fiber LAN; Throughput;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

CompEuro '91. Advanced Computer Technology, Reliable Systems and Applications. 5th Annual European Computer Conference. Proceedings.

Conference_Location

Bologna

Print_ISBN

0-8186-2141-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CMPEUR.1991.257362

Filename

257362