Analysis of an Emulated IT-21 LAN Over a Simulated Ship-to-Shore Satellite Link

Abstract

The Navy's IT-21 philosophy when applied to the Navy-wide Internet poses a significant problem: how to best adapt to the requirements of the new standard and still make the most of the currently installed network. The integration of Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) backbone and desktop networks with legacy equipment and applications is considered in this thesis. The most current solution to this dilemma is the use of Local Area Network Emulation (LANE). The focus of this thesis is the implementation of LANE over a simulated ship-to-shore satellite link. Data throughput is monitored and analyzed to determine the optimum configuration. Testing is conducted to examine the advantages of routed Emulated Local Area Networks (ELANs) and non-routed ELANs. An import scenario that benchmarks the two ELAN configurations against the Ethernet Virtual LANs (VLANs) is discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA370897

Entities

People

  • Joseph R. Prisella

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Protocols
  • Application Software
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Computer Communications
  • Computer Networks
  • Computers
  • Data Links
  • Database Management Systems
  • Electronic Mail
  • Ethernet
  • Information Systems
  • Local Area Networks
  • Network Protocols
  • Networks
  • Operating Systems
  • Relational Database Management Systems

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space