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High Speed LANs – CSMA/CD based
Introduction In the preceding lesson we have seen that high-speed LANs have emerged broadly into three types – based on…
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Fault Tolerance
FDDI provides a number of fault-tolerant features. In particular, FDDI’s dual-ring environment, the implementation of the optical bypass switch, and…
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Token Bus (IEEE 802.4)
Token BUS: A Brief History Although Ethernet was widely used in the offices, but people interested in factory automation did…
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IEEE Ring LANs
Introduction In the preceding lesson we have mentioned that for the fulfilment of different goals, the IEEE 802 committee came…
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IEEE 802.3 and Ethernet
Ethernet – A Brief History The original Ethernet was developed as an experimental coaxial cable network in the 1970s by…
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IEEE CSMS/CD based LANs
Introduction A LAN consists of shared transmission medium and a set of hardware and software for interfacing devices to the…
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Network Topology
Introduction Topology refers to the way in which the network of computers is connected. Each topology is suited to specific…
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Asynchronous Transfer Mode Switching (ATM)
Introduction Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) is an International Telecommunication Union Telecommunications Standards Section (ITU-T) standard for cell relay wherein information…
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Frame Relay
Introduction Frame Relay is a high-performance WAN protocol that operates at the physical and data link layers of the OSI…
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Physical Configuration and Network Elements
Three basic devices used in the SONET system are shown in Fig. 4.3.1. Functions of the three devices are mentioned…
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Why Synchronize?
In a synchronous system such as SONET, the average frequency of all clocks in the system will be the same…