Chapter 13

Metropolitan Area Networks

IEEE 802.6 DQDB (Distributed Queues, Dual Bus) SMDS (Switched Megabit Data Services)
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DQDB Buses and Nodes

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DQDB Data Transmission

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Queues

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Figure 13-4

Distributed Queues

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Reservation Token

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Figure 13-6

DQDB Rings

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DQDB Rings

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DQDB Layers

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Figure 13-8

Connecting LANs using T-Lines

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Figure 13-9

Switched Multimegabit Data Services

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Figure 13-10

Use of DQDB, Single LAN

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Use of DQDB, Multiple LANs

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