Design and Implementation of a Fiber Optic Token-Ring Local Area Network

Abstract

This thesis describes the design and implementation of a fiber optic token-ring local area network (LAN). This design features fiber optic channels between stations on the network without the use of a wiring concentrator. The initial LAN electrical signal operating at 4 Mbps was provided by a LAN adapter card based on the TMS380 chipset developed for twisted pair copper wire. Since the physical characteristics of fiber and wire vary, use of this adapter necessitated that the design be able to deceiver system Successful LAN communications over the fiber optic channels are described.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA245364

Entities

People

  • Gary Bibeau

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Circuits
  • Coding
  • Computer Networks
  • Computers
  • Data Links
  • Data Rate
  • Detection
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Fiber Optics
  • Local Area Networks
  • Multiple Access
  • Networks
  • Optical Detectors
  • Ring Networks
  • Square Waves
  • Standards
  • Transmitters

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
  • Radio communications and signal processing.