High speed backbone concentrator

The authors present the concept of using a high-speed data communication switch as a backbone network concentrator, with low packet delay, in order to accommodate internet and high-demand traffic. Also presented is the front-end processor concept, namely the implementation of an Ethernet front-end processor to connect Ethernet stations and LANs. Another front-end processor is currently being developed for the fiber distributed data interface (FDDI), because most of the FDDI applications will be LAN interconnection and direct connection of mainframes, high-speed servers and workstations.<
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