Gigabit networking

1 May 1992

journal article
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE LTS

Vol. 3 (2) , 28-36
https://doi.org/10.1109/80.143479

Abstract

Factors driving gigabit networking are identified. The problem of wedding the local area networks (LANs) used to interconnect supercomputers to the long-distance networks used for telecommunications is discussed. Changes in computer and telecommunications networks to accommodate higher speeds, longer distances, and new technology are examined. The American National Standard High-Performance Parallel Interface (HIPPI) is considered. Connecting HIPPI to SONET and to FDDI is addressed. Circuit-switched, ring, and tree architectures for advanced networks are discussed.

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