Conference 7.286::fddi

50.0. "Sales Update article for DS5000 connectivity" by AKO569::JOY (Get a life!) Mon Apr 09 1990 13:23

PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT:  FDDI CONNECTIVITY FOR THE DECstation 5000 Model 200
                                             Paul Callahan    Anand Parikh
                                             DTN:  226-5171   DTN:  226-7091
                                             LKG2-1/N2        LKG2-1/Z3
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    |  o FDDI is Digital's next generation LAN                        |
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    |  o FDDI will complement existing 802.2/Ethernet LAN technology  |
    |    in both backbone and work group environments                 |
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    |  o FDDI-to-TURBOchannel Interface Option will be based on       | 
    |    high-performance Digital FDDI chipset                        |
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FDDI -- MULTIVENDOR LAN INTERCONNECT
Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) is widely accepted in the industry 
as the "next generation" international standard for high-speed multivendor 
networking interconnections.  It is supported enthusiastically by system 
suppliers, workstation manufacturers, network vendors, silicon chip 
producers, makers of specialized communication products and other industry 
players.  Most current LAN standards are frequently associated with specific 
vendors, whereas FDDI is a true networking standard that has grown out of 
concensus. 

FDDI is a fiber optic timed token access protocol operating at a 100 
megabits per second data rate, or ten times the data rate of 802.3/Ethernet.  
In development since 1983, FDDI is now nearing completion as a standard 
interconnect technology in the American National Standard Institute's (ANSI) 
Accredited Standards Committee X3T9.5 (ANSI ASC X3T9.5).  

FDDI PROVIDES A TENFOLD INCREASE IN PERFORMANCE 

FDDI has emerged as the one LAN technology that consistently meets the 
latest high-performance networking and communications criteria.  Client/  
server systems, diskless workstation configurations and compute-intensive 
distributed applications are being used more widely, placing great demands 
on mid-speed networks.  Imaging, graphics and database programs are increas-
ingly common, along with the graphical user interfaces that front-end these 
applications.  To keep pace with these trends, high-performance technologies 
such as FDDI will alleviate the severe volume pressures imposed on mid-speed 
computer networks by current and emerging applications. 

DECstation 5000 FDDI OPTION 

FDDI connectivity for the DECstation 5000 will be implemented as a user 
installable option and will provide direct DECstation 5000 Model 200 
attachment to high-performance FDDI LANs.  The FDDI interface option for the 
DECstation 5000 Model 200 will be ANSI compliant and provide a FDDI-to-
TURBOchannel interconnect.  Based on the highly integrated, high-performance 
Digital FDDI chipset, the FDDI interface option will allow customers to 
build tightly coupled FDDI work groups of workstations and servers. 


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