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Fault Tolerance
FDDI provides a number of fault-tolerant features. In particular, FDDI's dual-ring environment,…
Token Bus (IEEE 802.4)
Token BUS: A Brief History Although Ethernet was widely used in the…
IEEE Ring LANs
Introduction In the preceding lesson we have mentioned that for the fulfilment…
IEEE 802.3 and Ethernet
Ethernet - A Brief History The original Ethernet was developed as an…
IEEE CSMS/CD based LANs
Introduction A LAN consists of shared transmission medium and a set of…
Network Topology
Introduction Topology refers to the way in which the network of computers…
Asynchronous Transfer Mode Switching (ATM)
Introduction Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) is an International Telecommunication Union Telecommunications Standards…
Frame Relay
Introduction Frame Relay is a high-performance WAN protocol that operates at the…
Physical Configuration and Network Elements
Three basic devices used in the SONET system are shown in Fig.…


