FDDI

This text covers the essentials of Fibre Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) - the standards, the available hardware, the current and upcoming technology, and implementation issues, and has been designed as a practical starting point for anyone needing up-to-date information on FDDI, from product development engineers to network administrators and MIS managers. This reference work provides the background needed to understand FDDI, from the basics of high-speed networking, the details of the standard, the architecture, and its operation, cabling and chip sets, to the implications for the future posed by the FDDI-II standard. Detailed chapters cover ring initialization and operation, the various kinds of stations available, buffer memory size, packet forwarding rates and cabling options.