Ethernet: distributed packet switching for local computer networks
Communications of the ACM
SIGCOMM '77 Proceedings of the fifth symposium on Data communications
Dual-Mode Slotted TDMA Digital Bus
SIGCOMM '77 Proceedings of the fifth symposium on Data communications
An extensive bibliography on computer networks
ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review
An annotated bibliography on local networks
ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review
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The benefits of general-purpose local networks are discussed and the requirements that such networks need to satisfy are defined. A generic network architectural model is described and the major design parameters identified. The role of the local network is to provide network transparency for a multiplicity of computer devices. How well this role is performed is a function of the protocol design and implementation. MITRE's Cablenet is one of several experimental cable-bus networks employing coaxial cable as a shared wideband transmission medium, and using microprocessor based interface units. This paper presents a protocol architecture design based on local network characteristics and the extensive computational capabilities expected from the next generation of microprocessors. We have designed a Flexible Transport Protocol which allows our cable-bus access node to assume a wide range of characteristics; these characteristics can be chosen judiciously to fulfil the needs of a wide spectrum of subscribers.