Contention-based reservation protocol in fibre optic local area network with passive star topology

7 June 1990

journal article
Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics Letters

Vol. 26 (12) , 780-781
https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19900509

Abstract

A contention-based reservation protocol using a separate control channel for a fibre optic local area network (LAN) with a passive star topology and WDM technology is proposed. Its delay-throughput characteristic is investigated.

Keywords

WDM TECHNOLOGY
SLOTTED ALOHA
OPTICAL FIBRE LAN
SEPARATE CONTROL CHANNEL
CONTENTION-BASED RESERVATION PROTOCOL
DELAY-THROUGHPUT CHARACTERISTIC
WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING
FIBRE OPTIC LOCAL AREA NETWORK
PASSIVE STAR TOPOLOGY
MULTI USER SYSTEM