United States Coast Guard Local Area Network (LAN). Feasibility Analysis Report. Volume 1.

Abstract

The Coast Guard Headquarters building currently houses over 125 mini- and micro-computers, 1800 workstations and a variety of telecommunications equipment. Much of this is not interoperable because of equipment incompatibilities and lack of interconnecting data network. In May, 1985, a five month study evaluating the requirements for a Local Area Network (LAN) within USCG Headquarters was completed. The study: 1) reviewed the number and kinds of communicating devices at USCG Headquarters (including USCG Standard Terminal Clusters and mini-computers); 2) reviewed applications; 3) Developed a projected telecommunications workload; and, thereafter, 4) developed a set of requirements for a LAN at USCG Headquarters. Conceptual designs were developed and an evaluation performed for four selected LAN alternatives. There were: Data Switch; Broadband; Baseband; and Hybrid (Broadband/Baseband).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA178218

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