Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

1993

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Ilyas, Mohammad

Abstract

The primary emphasis of this thesis is to study the behavioral characteristics of Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) and Distributed Queue Dual Bus (DQDB) High Speed Local Area Networks (HSLANs). An FDDI architecture with passive interfaces is proposed to provide a reliable and efficient network topology. This network architecture outperforms the existing FDDI architecture with active interfaces in terms of small asynchronous packet delays and high asynchronous packet throughput. The design and implementation issues involved in the design of the hierarchical (multi-level) DQDB and FDDI networks are also presented. The hierarchical network architecture provides modularity and scalability with respect to speed and the number of users. Simulation models are developed for each of these network architectures to study their performance. Simulation results are presented in terms of medium access delay, throughput, and packet delays.

Extent

206 p.

Comments

College of Engineering and Computer Science|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.S.C.E.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1993.|College of Engineering and Computer Science

Identifier

FADT14976

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