An FDDI-Based Solution for the Systems Management Department Computer Laboratory Network.

Abstract

FDDI is one of the latest evolutions in shared-media technology. Original intended as a high-speed backbone tor interconnecting networks, it has become a viable alternative tor organizations that seek better response time and bandwidth capacity from their local area networks (LANs). However, this fiber-based standard is an expensive departure from the more similar, and perhaps more mature, IEEE 802 token-ring and Ethernet standards. Thus, developing an FDDI-based network may present considerable economic and technical risk to an organization. This study examines the application of FDDI technology as an upgrade to the Systems Management Department's token-ring network. It reviews the protocols that comprise the standard, addresses design considerations for developing an FDDI network, evaluates the existing token-ring LAN, and proposes an FDDI solution. This study concludes that the risks of implementing an FDDI-based upgrade, can be mitigated using an evolutionary design strategy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA311434

Entities

People

  • Carlos M. Chavez

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Protocols
  • Application Software
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Data Links
  • Data Transmission
  • Digital Communications
  • Information Systems
  • Local Area Networks
  • Network Protocols
  • Network Science
  • Network Topology
  • Optical Detectors
  • Refractive Index
  • Systems Management

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Economics
  • Systems Analysis and Design