High-capacity Local and Metropolitan Area Networks, Architecture and Performance Issues - Workshop Proceedings (Innbundet (stive permer))

The latest advances in high-speed Local and Metropolitan Area Networks (LANs/MANs), with a throughput of 1-10 Gbit/sec, are reviewed and discussed in the papers presented in this volume. The possibility of all-optical future networks are also examined, particularly in relation to their applications to high-quality home video, the rapid retrieval of radiological and other scientific imaging, and multi-media conferencing between various parties.

Contents: Architecture of High-Speed LANs and MANs.- The Medium Access Control.- First Experiences in High-Speed LANs.- Metropolitan Area Networks.- DQDB.- Performance of ATM Techniques.- New Trends in High-Speed Communications.- Performance Issues.- Gateways.- Control in High-Speed Networks.