Ethernet: distributed packet switching for local computer networks
Communications of the ACM
RIPS net: the impact of an optical communication network
AFIPS '82 Proceedings of the June 7-10, 1982, national computer conference
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ILLINET is a fiber-optical ring network designed to provide wide band linkages between host computers for the purpose of facilitating file transfers at speeds near those of fast I/O devices in the hosts. Its structure is similar to the Distributed Computing System. ILLINET will eventually connect several PDP-11's, a PRIME computer and a network of microcomputers. These computers are used in a variety of real-time and batch processing applications. Currently they are already interconnected via 9600 band lines in a star configuration to provide access to simple terminals. This paper describes the network architecture, control structure, and hardware configuration of ILLINET.