| Title: | FDDI - The Next Generation |
| Moderator: | NETCAD::STEFANI |
| Created: | Thu Apr 27 1989 |
| Last Modified: | Thu Jun 05 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 2259 |
| Total number of notes: | 8590 |
Hallo,
I heard that the XMI Adapeter will only supported under Decnet phase
V. Is this true or only rumor?
Can a Host with the XMI Adapter route DECnet traffic via the FDDI
Backbone?
What's about the VMS/Ultrix Connection Software. Will it be possible
to have TCP/IP traffic from a VAX9000/VAX6000 with a XMI-Adapter
via the FDDI-Backbone to TCP/IP Workstations at an Ethernet connected
to FDDI-Backbone with a Bridge?
I hope this questions are not to silly. But I'm not very long engaged
with FDDI
Tsch�� Wiltrud
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 62.1 | The current VMS support plan | STAR::GAGNE | David Gagne - VMS/DECnet-VAX Dev. | Wed May 16 1990 11:47 | 15 |
VMS will support the DEMFA at about the time the DEMFA is ready. I say
"about" because the schedules from the DEMFA group and the VMS group
will probably not align perfectly.
If at the time of that support the DECnet-VAX Phase V project is not
ready, then the DEMFA will be supported on DECnet-VAX Phase IV.
Certainly the DECnet protocol will work. The only questions are how
much management will be there and what packet size it will use.
Since FDDI is (to applications above Ethernet) very similar to
Ethernet, I expect that FDDI will be supported by Clusters, MOP,
DECnet, LAT, TCP/IP, etc. These protocols may chose to take
advantage of the larger packet sizes if they want (on transmit).
They will be required to handle the reception of the larger packet
sizes.
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| 62.2 | KONING::KONING | NI1D @FN42eq | Wed May 16 1990 12:13 | 3 | |
1500 is the maximum packet size for Phase IV... paul | |||||
| 62.3 | THANK; whats about ultrix | FRAMBO::WILTRUD | Fri May 18 1990 05:37 | 5 | |
THANKS,
Does anybody know something about the Ultrix Development status?
Wiltrud
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| 62.4 | What about a DAS DEFMA | PIYUSH::RUPARELIA | Year of the AXP (on-board)! | Mon Feb 22 1993 13:40 | 7 |
Our current XMI adapter is a SAS device! With AXP systems rolling out
are there any plans on making these devices sit on the ring via a DAS
XMI adapter?
Thanks,
-Piyush
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| 62.5 | KONING::KONING | Paul Koning, A-13683 | Mon Feb 22 1993 13:51 | 4 | |
Not that I know of. I don't see what Alpha has to do with it. You might discuss this with the product manager... paul | |||||