Macrolan - The Design Philosophy And Trade-Offs

Richard D. Cooke

doi:10.1117/12.963588

6 October 1986 Macrolan - The Design Philosophy And Trade-Offs

Richard D. Cooke

Proceedings Volume 0630, Fibre Optics '86; (1986) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.963588
Event: Sira/Fibre Optics '86, 1986, London, United Kingdom

Abstract

Macrolan is a high performance, local area network (LAN) which was developed for use in the ICL Series 39 range of mainframe computer systems. The star-configured network provides the flexibility of a LAN for installation and reconfiguration, combined with the throughput of a dedicated point-to-point link and the advantages of an optical fibre transmission system. This paper presents the design philosophy involved with the development of the short-haul, optical fibre transmission systems incorporated in the network.

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Richard D. Cooke "Macrolan - The Design Philosophy And Trade-Offs", Proc. SPIE 0630, Fibre Optics '86, (6 October 1986); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.963588

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