SAFENET II - The Navy's FDDI-Based Computer Network Standard

Abstract

The SAFENET II (Survivable Adaptable Fiber Optic Embedded Network) standard is a seven layer profile which is being developed for use in Navy computer networks. SAFENET II employs the ANSI FDDI standard as its physical and data link layers. The profile also included protocols from OSI and MAP, as well as the emerging Xpress Transfer Protocol (XTP). The SAFENET II profile is broken down into three protocol suites: OSI, lightweight, and combined. Any of these suites may be implemented depending on the system requirements. The SAFENET II physical topology is adapted from the FDDI standard, and includes the use of bypass switches for enhanced reliability. SAFENET II provides many network survivability features to the system integrator.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA230482

Entities

People

  • E. A. Howard
  • J. L. Paige

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Networks
  • Computers
  • Computing System Architectures
  • Data Links
  • Data Transmission
  • Digital Communications
  • Lightweight
  • Local Area Networks
  • Network Protocols
  • Networks
  • Standards
  • Survivability
  • Topology

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

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  • Business Analytics
  • Computer Networking