A high performance FDDI NIU for streaming voice, video, and dataA 100-Mbit/s FDDI network interface unit (NIU) is described that supports real-time data, voice and video. Its high-speed interrupt-driven hardware architecture efficiently manages stream and packet data transfers to the FDDI network. Other enhancements include modular single-mode laser-dioce fiber optic links to maximize node spacing, optic bypass switches for increased fault tolerance, and a hardware performance monitor to gather real-time network diagnostics.
Document ID
19920037484
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Bergman, L. A. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Hartmayer, R. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Wu, W. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Cassell, P. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Edgar, G. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Lambert, J. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Mancini, R. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Jeng, J. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Pardo, C. (JPL Pasadena, CA, United States)
Halloran, F. (U.S. Army, Communications-Electronics Command, Fort Monmouth NJ, United States)