Multiple-Ring Architecture and its FDDI Applications

Abstract

This paper discusses a networking concept referred to as Multiple-Ring Architecture (MRA). In FDDI reliability applications, MRA is an attractive alternative to the popular dual homing architecture for the following reason. Unlike the requirement of several reliable concentrators needed in the dual homing architecture, the MRA only requires several routing interfaces at each backbone node (i.e., at each router node); different fiber cables and networks share the same set of routers, creating a set of highly fault tolerant networks of low overall cost and complexity.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA531267

Entities

People

  • Gam D. Nguyen

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Availability
  • Computer Networks
  • Computing System Architectures
  • Information Operations
  • Local Area Networks
  • Mathematics
  • Military Research
  • Network Topology
  • Networks
  • Probability
  • Random Variables
  • Reliability
  • Ring Networks

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

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  • Computer Networking
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.