At high data transmission rates, the packet transmission time of a local area network (LAN)
could become comparable to or less than the medium propagation delay. The performance …

The technology of optical-fiber systems is advancing rapidly. Parallel to the development of
long-haul telecommunication systems in the gigabits per second data rates operating in the …

BACKGROUND 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates generally to the? eld of com
puter networks and more particularly to the? eld of CSMA local area networks. 2 …

A hybrid protocol is proposed for high bandwidth rings in which the roundtrip propagation
delay is much larger than the packet transmission time. Features of random-access …

The number of stations that can be put on an optical-fiber data bus is usually limited by the
total allowable attenuation between transmitter and receiver. A fundamental assumption in …

Two classes of collision-avoidance local area networks are considered. In explicit token-
passing networks, a station must acquire a special permit, called a token, before it can …

Increasing progress towards the automation of electric substations leads to the requirement
for digital communications between electronic transducers, digital protective relays, and …

The authors study multiple-token rings for mixed traffic imposed by different applications and
aiming at the attainment of high-speed local area networks (HSLANs). An approximate …

A 50-MBd active star fiber optical Iocal area network (LAN) and its optical combiner and
mixing rod splitter are presented. The limited power budget and relatively large tapping …

The application of optical fibre communications technology is advocated for LANs to be
employed within an industrial environment. Attributes and drawbacks associated with …