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Remarks on standard fibre‐optic LANs
Author(s) -
Beale N. C. L.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
international journal of digital and analog cabled systems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.344
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1099-1131
pISSN - 0894-3222
DOI - 10.1002/dac.4520020302
Subject(s) - fiber distributed data interface , synchronous optical networking , computer science , local area network , computer network , optical fiber , telecommunications , state (computer science) , algorithm
This paper explains the importance of standard fibre‐optic LANs, and gives an overview of the state of development of the main emerging fibre‐optic LAN standards. Fibre‐optic enhancements to 802·3, 802·4 and 802·5 are discussed, as well as FDDI and FDDI‐2. A brief mention is made of 802·6 and SONET, which are not LANs but are relevant to the discussion. The need for a rational cabling infrastructure is mentioned, as is the need for conformance tests. Some of the practical reasons why it makes sense to have fibre available at the end stations are discussed.