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`DATA AND COMPUTER COMMUNICATiONS, THIRD EDITION
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`four main areas: (1) data communications, including transmission, media, signal
`encoding, link control, and multiplexing; (2) communication networks, includ—
`ing circuit- and packet-switched, local, packet radio, and satellite; (3) commu-
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`control, standards, internetworking, and network management. Provides an
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`of the 1988 and 1990 CClTT standards. This new edition also provides coverage
`of frame relay and broadband ISDN topics including ATM and SONET.
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`COMPUTER ORGANIZATION AND ARCHlTECTURE,
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`A unified View of this broad field. Covers fundamentals such as CPU, control
`unit, microprogramming, instruction set, I/O, and memory. Also covers ad-
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`the OS] model. The book also provides a detailed presentation of OSI-related
`standards at all 7 layers, including HDLC, X25, ISO internet, ISO transport,
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`The local area network (LAN) has come to play a central role in infor—
`mation distribution and office functioning within businesses and other
`organizations. The major factor driving the widespread introduction of
`the LAN has been the proliferation of small computer systems, espe-
`cially personal computers, but also including workstations and mini—
`computers.
`With the dropping price of LAN hardware and software, LANs have
`become more numerous and larger, and they have taken on more and
`' more functions within the organization. The upshot is that the LAN,
`once installed, quickly becomes almost as essential as the telephone sys-
`tem. At the same time, there is a proliferation of LAN types and options
`and a need to interconnect a number of LANs at the same site and with
`LANs at other sites. This has led to the development of LANs of higher
`and higher data rates and the relatively recent introduction of the met-
`ropolitan area network (MAN).
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`Objectives
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`This book focuses on the broad and evolving field of local and metro-
`politan area networks. The aim of the text is to provide a reasoned bal-
`ance among breadth, depth, and timeliness. The book emphasizes
`topics of fundamental importance concerning the technology and archi—
`tecture of these networks. Certain key related areas, such as perfor-
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`mance, internetworking, and network management are also treated in
`some detail.
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`The book explores the key topics in the field in the following general
`/ categories:
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`' Technology and architecture: There is a small collection of ingredients
`that serves to characterize and differentiate local and metropolitan
`area networks, including transmission medium, topology, commu-
`nication protocols, switching technique, and hardware/software in-
`terface.
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`- Network type: It is convenient to classify the networks covered in this
`book into three types, based partly on technology and partly on
`application: These are local area network (LAN), metropolitan area
`network (MAN), and digital switch/digital private branch exchange
`(PBX).
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`‘ Design approaches: The book examines alternative design choices and
`assesses their relative merits.
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`Intended Audience
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`This book is intended for a broad range of readers interested in local
`networks:
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`0 Students and professionals in computer science and data communications:
`The book is intended as both a textbook for study and a basic ref—
`erence volume for this exciting area within the broader fields of
`computer science and data communications.
`- Local network designers and implementors: The book discusses the crit-
`ical design issues and illustrates alternative approaches to meeting
`user requirements.
`0 Local network customers and system managers: The book alerts the
`reader to some of the key issues and tradeoffs, and what to look for
`in the way of network services and performance.
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`The book is intended for both an academic and a professional audience.
`As a textbook, it is intended as a one-semester course. It covers much
`of the material in the Computer Communication Networks course of
`The joint ACM/IEEE Computing Curricula 1991.
`The book also serves as a basic reference volume and is suitable for
`self~study. For the reader with little or no background in data commu—
`nications, a brief primer is included.
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`Plan of the Text
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`The book is organized to clarify both the unifying and the differentiating
`concepts that underlie this field. The organization of the chapters is as
`follows:
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`1. Introduction: The chapter defines the term local network and looks
`at some of the applications and benefits.
`2. Topics in Data Communications and Computer Networking: This nec-
`essarily brief survey explains the relevant concepts used through-
`out the book.
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`3. Overview of LAN/MAN Technology: Introduces the key elements of
`transmission medium and topology. A classification of networks
`into LANS, MANs, and WANs is developed.
`4. Topologies and Transmission Media for LANs and MANs: Examines
`the design issues relating to the implementation of LANs and
`MANs, with emphasis on the t0pology and transmission medium
`alternatives .
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`5. Local Area Network Architecture: Describes the logical link control
`and medium access control architecture of LANs. LAN standards
`are also described.
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`6. Metropolitan Area Network Architecture: Treats the two most impor—
`tant MANS: FDDI and IEEE 802.6.
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`7. Circuit-Switched Local Networks: Networks in this category consti—
`tute the major alternative to LANs for meeting general local in-
`terconnection needs. The category includes the data-only digital
`switch and the voice/data digital private branch exchange (PBX).
`8. The Network Interface: The nature of the interface between an at—
`tached device and a LAN or MAN is an important design issue.
`This chapter explores some alternatives.
`9. LAN/MAN Performance: This chapter gives some insight into the
`performance problems and the differences in performance of var—
`ious LANs and MANs.
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`10. Internetworking: In the majority of cases, LANs will be connected
`in some fashion to other networks, either by means of other
`LANs, by way of MANS, or using wide-area networks. The key
`alternatives of bridge and router are explored.
`11. Network Management: Network management tools and systems
`are indispensable for LANs.-and MANs. This chapter explores the
`types of systems that are available and examines the standards
`developed for general network management and LAN/MAN
`management.
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`the book includes an extensive glossary, a list of fre—
`In addition,
`quently-used acronyms, and a bibliography. Each chapter includes prob-
`lems and sizggestions for further reading.
`-
`Throughout, there is a heavy emphasis on standards, including stan-
`dards based on the Open Systems Interconnection (081) model and spe—
`cific LAN and MAN standards, such as IEEE 802 and FDDI. This
`emphasis reflects the growing importance of such standards in defining
`the available products and future research directions in this field.
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`Related Materials
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`The author has produced other material that may be of interest to stu-
`dents and professionals. Advances in Local and Metropolitan Area Network
`Technology (1993, IEEE Computer Society Press, 10662 Los Vaqueros Cir—
`cle, PO. Box 3014, Los Alamitos, CA 90720, telephone 714-821-8380) is
`a companion to this text, and follows the same topical organization. It
`contains reprints of many of the key references used herein.
`A set of videotape courses specifically designed for use with this book
`is available from The Media Group, Boston University, 565 Common-
`wealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215; telephone (617) 353-3227.
`Data and Computer Communications, Third Edition (Macmillan, 1991)
`covers fundamental concepts in the areas of data transmission, com-
`munication networks, and computéncommunications protocols. ISDN
`and Broadband ISDN, Second Edition (Macmillan, 1992) covers the con-
`cepts and technology of integrated services digital networks (lSDN) and
`broadband ISDN, which are all—digital networks gradually being in-
`troduced to replace existing wide-area networks. Networking Standards
`(Addison-Wesley, 1993) covers the leading-edge standards that are de—
`fining the networks and distributed applications recently introduced or
`currently under development.
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`The Fourth Edition
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`I began work on the first edition of this book in 1982. At the time of its
`publication, it was the only book-length technical treatment of LANs
`(and remains the only textbook on the subject). Little did I anticipate
`that it would still be going strong over a decade later. To paraphrase a
`recent Oscar-winner, you like this book! You really like it! Any author is
`bound to feel a sense of pride and satisfaction on being asked to produce
`a fourth edition of a book that covers such a fast~moving field as this
`one. The book has withstood the test of time, and its success confirms
`that the basic organization and emphasis of the book is sound. How-
`ever, because the field is fast-moving, each new edition requires a major
`revision to keep up.
`This edition is no exception. The revision in this case even extends to
`the title, which now includes the phrase Metropolitan Area Networks.
`The inclusion of MAN5 is dictated by three developments:
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`1. The fiber distributed data interface (FDDI), which is generally re-
`ferred to as a local area network (LAN), is finding increasing ap—
`plication as a backbone MAN, thanks to the increased demand for
`this service and the maturing of bridge and router technologies.
`2. FDDI—II has been adopted. This revision of FDDI addresses some
`of the integrated-voice data requirements of a MAN.
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`3. After an almost uncountable number of false starts, the IEEE 802.6
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`committee has finally settled on a MAN standard, and that stan-
`dard has received broad industry and customer support.
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`So the inclusion of MANs is a major new addition to the book. An-
`other significant change in this edition is the revision of the chapter on
`internetworking. The material on bridge routing standards has been ex-
`panded. The spanning tree and source routing approaches, introduced
`in the third edition, receive expanded coverage. in addition, a new
`bridge standard, SRT, is introduced. In the area of routing, the new
`routing protocol standards, ES-IS and 15—18 are examined.
`A final major change in this edition is the expansion of the coverage
`on network management to an entire chapter. The chapter covers the
`basis technology of network management systems and local network
`management. In addition, the ISO network management standards and
`the IEEE 802 LANMAN management standards are covered.
`In addition to these major changes, there have been expansions and
`updates in every chapter. To give some feel for the overall scope of this
`revision, approximately 33% of the tables, 30% of the figures, and 24%
`of the references in this edition are new. All in all, this fourth edition
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`constitutes a major revision. I have tried in a balanced manner to pro-
`vide a comprehensive survey of the technology and architecture of local
`and metropolitan area networks.
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`Acknowledgment
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`My association with Macmillan’s college division now stretches back
`over more than a decade. I have always had the strong and enthusiastic
`support of the division’s staff and am grateful for all the support and
`encouragement I have received over the years. Two people in particular
`I would like to thank.
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`In a changing world, it is remarkable that the production editor for
`every one of my dozen books, going back to the first edition of this
`book, has been the same man: john Travis. Over the years, John has
`caught many errors, both editorial andwmore important—technical,
`and he has managed to bring every single one of these books out on
`time. Quite an achievement.
`My current, and I hope permanent, editor is John Griffin. His feel for
`both the technical and marketing side of the business has helped direct
`my writing into the most fruitful channels.
`Of course, I have dealt with many other people in the College Divi-
`sion over the years. The names have changed from time to time, but the
`supportive atmosphere and the professionalism have not.
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`1.1 LANs, MANs, and WANs
`1.2 Benefits and Pitfalls
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`1.3 Applications
`1.4
`Information Distribution
`1.5 Outline of the Book
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`1.6 Recommended Reading 21
`1.7 Problems
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`CHAPTER 2
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`Topics in Data Communications and Computer Networking
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`2.1 Data Communications Concepts
`2.2 Communication Switching Techniques
`2.3 Computer Networking 48
`2.4 Recommended Reading 67
`2.5 Problems
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`Overview of LAN/MAN Technology
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`3.1 Topologies
`3.2 Transmission Media
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`3.3 Relationship Between Medium and Topology 90
`3.4 Classes of Networks
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`3.5 Recommended Reading
`3.6 Problems
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`Topologies and Transmission Media for LANs and MANs
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`4.1 Metallic Media: Bus/Tree Topology
`4.2 Metallic Media: Star Topology
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`4.3 Metallic Media: Ring Topology
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`4.4 Optical Fiber Star
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`4.5 Optical Fiber Ring
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`4.6. Optical Fiber Bus
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`4.7 Recommended Reading
`4.8 Problems
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`142
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`Appendix 4A: Characteristic Impedance
`Appendix 43: Decibels
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`Appendix 4C: Scrambling and Descrambling
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`Local Area Network Architecture
`5.1 LAN Protocols
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`5.2 Link Layer Protocol for LANs . 157
`5.3 Medium Access Control¥Buszree
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`5.4 Medium Access Control—Ring
`5.5 Recommended Reading 205
`5.6 Problems 206
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`193
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`151
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`Appendix 5A: IEEE 802 Standards 207
`Appendix SB: Service Primitives and Parameters 215
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`CHAPTER 6M
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`Metropolitan Area Network Architecture
`6.1 FDDI 219
`6.2 FDDI—II
`241
`6.3
`IEEE 802.6 247
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`6.4 Recommended Reading 272
`6.5 Problems
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`Circuit-Switched Local Networks
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`7.1 Star Topology Networks 275
`7.2 Digital Switching Concepts
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`291
`7.3 Digital Data Switching Devices
`7.4 The Digital Private Branch Exchange 297
`7.5 Digital PBX Versus LAN 313
`7.6 Recommended Reading 315
`7.7 Problems
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`CHAPTER 8
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`The Network Interface
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`319
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`8.1 The Requirement
`8.2 Packet-Switched Interfacing 322
`8.3 The Device/NIU Interface 327
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`8.4 Terminal Handling for LANs
`8.5 Circuit-Switched Networks
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`8.6 Analog Devices
`8.7 Recommended Reading 354
`8.8 Problems 354
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`CHAPTER 9
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`9.1 LAN/MAN Peformance Considerations
`9.2 LAN Performance 368
`9.3 MAN Performance
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`9.4 End-to—End Performance
`9.5 Recommended Reading 407
`9.6 Problems 409
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`lnternetworking
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`10.1 Bridges 412
`10.2 Routing with Bridges 417
`10.3 Routers 450
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`10.4 Routing with Routers 464
`10.5 Recommended Reading" 474
`10.6 Problems 474
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`11.1 Network Management Requirements 478
`11.2 Network Management Systems
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`11.3 051 Network Management 485
`11.4 LANSpecific Network Management 496
`11.5
`IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Management 502
`11.6 FDDI Management
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`11.7 Recommended Reading 514
`11.8 Problems 514
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`Glossary 5 15
`References 523
`Index 539
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`For businesses, government agencies, universities, and other organiza-
`tions, data communications networks have become indispensable. Of
`most importance are networks that interconnect equipment within a sin-
`gle building or a group of buildings. For want of a better term, we will
`refer to such networks as local networks. In fact, this book is concerned
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`with three types of local networks: local area networks (LANs), metro-
`politan area networks (MANs), and circuit-switching local networks. Be»
`fore defining these terms, we need to understand the trends responsible
`for the importance of local networks.
`Of most importance is the dramatic and continuing decrease in com—
`puter hardware costs, accompanied by an increase in computer hard-
`ware capability. Today’s microprocessors have speeds, instruction sets,
`and memory capacities comparable to the most powerful minicomputers
`of a few years ago. This trend has spawned a number of changes in the
`way information is collected, processed, and used in organizations.
`There is increasing use of small, single-function systems, such as word
`processors and small business computers, and of general-purpose mi—
`crocomputers, such as personal computers and Unixmbased rnultiuser
`workstations. These small, dispersed systems are more accessible to the
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`user, more responsive, and easier to use than large central time-sharing
`systems.
`All of these factors lead to an increased number of systems at a single
`site: office building, factory, operations center, and so on. At the same
`time there is liker to be a desire to interconnect these systems for a
`variety of reasons, including:
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`- To share and exchange data between systems
`- To share expensive resources
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`The ability to exchange data is a compelling reason for interconnec-
`tion. Individual users of computer systems do not work in isolation and
`will want to retain some of the benefits provided by a central system.
`These include the ability to exchange messages with other users, the
`ability to access data from several sources in the preparation of a docu—
`ment or for an analysis, and the opportunity for multiple users to share
`information in a common file.
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`To appreciate the second reason, consider that although the cost of
`data processing hardware has dropped, the cost of essential electrome-
`chanical equipment, such as bulk storage and line printers, remains
`high. In the past, with a centralized data processing facility, these de-
`vices could be attached directly to the central host computer. With the
`dispersal of computer power, these devices must somehow be shared.
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`A Definition of Local Networks
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`We will elaborate on these and other reasons later in this chapter. For
`now, the discussion above should be enough to motivate the following
`definition of a local network:
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`A local network is a communications network that provides interconnec-
`tion of a variety of data communicating devices within a small area.
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`There are three elements of significance in this definition. First, a local
`network is a communications network. That is, it is a facility for moving
`bits of data from one attached device to another. The application-level
`software and protocols that are required for attached devices to function
`cooperatively are beyond the scope of this book. As a corollary to this
`definition, note that a collection of devices interconnected by individual
`point-to-point links is not included in the definition or in this book.
`Second, we interpret the phrase data communicating devices broadly, to
`include any device that communicates over a transmission medium. Ex—
`amples:
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`- Computers
`- Terminals
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`- Peripheral devices
`- Sensors (temperature, humidity, security alarm sensors)
`' Telephones
`- Television transmitters and receivers
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`Of course, not all types of local networks are capable of handling all
`of these devices.
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`Third, the geographic scope of a local network is small. The most
`common occurrence is a network that is confined to a single building.
`Networks that span several buildings, such as on a college campus or
`military base, are also common. A borderline case is a network with a
`radius of a few tens of kilometers. With appropriate technology, such a
`system will behave like a local network.
`Another element that could be added to the definition is that a local
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`network is generally privately owned rather than a public or commer-
`cially available utility. Indeed, typically, a single organization will own
`both the network and the attached devices.
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`Some of the typical characteristics of local networks are:
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`- High data rates (0.1 to 100 Mbps)
`° Short distances (0.1 to 25 km)
`- Low error rate (10’8 to 10‘“)
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`The first two parameters serve to differentiate local networks from
`two cousins: multiprocessor systems and wide~area networks.
`Other distinctions can be drawn between local networks and their
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`two cousins, and these have a significant impact on design and opera-
`tion. Local networks generally experience significantly fewer data trans-
`mission errors and significantly lower communications costs than those
`of long-haul networks. Cost—performance trade-offs are thus signifi-
`cantly different. Also, because local networks are generally owned by
`the same organization as the attached devices, it is possible to achieve
`greater integration between the network and the devices; this topic is
`explored in Chapter 8.
`A distinction between local networks and multiprocessor systems is
`the degree of coupling. Multiprocessor systems are tightly coupled, usu-
`ally have some central control, and completely integrate the communica-
`tions function. Local networks tend to exhibit the opposite characteristics.
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`Types” of Local Networks
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`There are two basic types of local networks: those based on circuit
`switching and those based on a technology referred to as packet broad—
`casting (Figure 1.1). We will define the terms circuit switching and packet
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`broadcasting in more detail in Chapter 2. For now, a brief definition of
`each should suffice:
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`- Packet broadcasting: Devices share a communications network in
`which a transmission from any one device is heard by all other de—
`vices. Data to be transmitted are broken up into small blocks, called
`packets. Packets include both user data and control information that
`indicate the destination of the data. Each packet is sent onto a net—
`work and may be received by all other devices on the network.
`- Circuit switching. The network consists of a central switch to which
`all devices attach. Two devices communicate by setting up a circuit
`through the switch. The circuit consists of a path and dedicated
`resources for transferring data between the two devices through the
`switch.
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`The key to packet broadcasting is the use of a transmission medium
`shared by a number of devices. An early example of the use of a shared
`transmission medium is the multidrop line. The multidrop line, how-
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`is used to permit communication between one primary station
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`(usually a host computer) and a number of secondary stations (usually
`terminals). Communication on the multidrop line is controlled by the
`primary, and secondary-to-secondary exchange is generally not
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`lowed. For a local network, peer communication among a number of
`cooperating devices is required. This type of local network is generally
`referred to as a local area network (LAN) and has the following key
`characteristics:
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`- A transmission medium is shared among the attached devices.
`- Transmission is in the form of packets.
`- A transmission from any one station is received by all other stations
`(hence the term packet broadcasting).
`- There is no master station; rather, all of the stations cooperate to
`assure orderly use of the transmission medium.
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`In recent years, a new type of network, referred to as a metropolitan
`area network (MAN), has been developed. A metropolitan area network
`shares the characteristics listed above with the LAN; the difference is
`that the MAN covers larger distances and, generally, operates at higher
`data rates.
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`The most familiar example of a circuit—switching local network is the
`private branch exchange (PBX). The PBX was originally developed to
`provide an on-premise telephone exchange system. The voice PBX pro«
`vides a point of interconnection for extension telephones within the of-
`fice and a trunk connection to the nearest central office telephone
`exchange. Calls within the office are made through the PBX; calls out-
`side the office are directed by the PBX to the public telephone network
`or a leased line.
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`With the advent of digital technology, the digital PBX has appeared
`on the scene and now dominates the PBX market. The digital PBX han-
`dles all signals internally as digital signals but still uses circuit-switching
`technology. The digital PBX is suited to handle both voice and data con-
`nections.
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`A final example of a local network that employs circuit switching is
`the digital data switch. The digital data switch is designed specifically
`to deal with data rather than voice. The main difference between the
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`digital data switch and the digital PBX is that the former does not con—
`tain many of the call processing features normally found in the digital
`PBX, such as call forwarding and camp-on.
`All the above networks can be distinguished from wide-area net-
`works (WANs). As the name implies, WANs are networks that cover
`substantial distances. Public telephone networks and packet-switching
`networks are examples of WANs.
`The focus of this book is on LANs and MANs, with a chapter devoted
`to circuit-switching local networks.
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`Table 1.1 lists some of the major benefits of a local network. Whether
`these are realized or not, of course, depends on the skill and wisdom of
`those involved in selecting and managing the local network.
`One of the most important potential benefits of a local network relates
`to system evolution. In a nonnetworked installation such as a time-shar-
`ing system, all data processing power is in one or a few systems. In
`order to upgrade hardware, existing applications software must be
`either converted to new hardware or reprogrammed, with the risk of
`error in either case. Even adding new applications on the same hard-
`ware, or enhancing those that exist, involves the risk of introducing er-
`rors and reducing the performance of the entire system. With a local
`network it is possible to gradually replace applications or systems,
`avoiding the "all-or-nothing” approach. Another facet of this capability
`is that old equipment can be left in the system to run a single application
`if the cost of moving that application to a new machine is not justified.
`A local network tends to improve the reliability, availability, and sur—
`vivability of a data processing facility (see Section 12.2). With multiple
`interconnected systems, the loss of any one system should have mini-
`mal impact. Further, key systems can be made redundant so that other
`systems can quickly take up the load after a failure.
`We have already mentioned resource sharing. This includes not only
`expensive peripheral devices, but data. Data may be housed and con-
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`TABLE 1.1 Benefits and Pitfalls of Local Networks
`Potential Benefits
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`System evolution: incremental changes with contained impact
`Reliabiiity/availability/survivability: multiple interconnected systems disperse
`functions and provide backup capability
`Resource sharing: expensive peripherals, hosts, data
`Muitivendor support: customer not locked in to a single vendor
`Improved response/performance
`User needs single terminal to access multiple systems
`Flexibility of equipment location
`Integration of data processing and office automation
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`Potential Pitfalls
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`interoperability is not guaranteed: software, data
`A distributed database raises problems of integrity, security/privacy
`Creeping escalation: more equipm