An Improved Approach to Fault Tolerant Redundant Fiber Optic Ring Design for Polled Data Networks

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dc.contributor.authorMartin, Robert F.en
dc.contributor.committeechairJacobs, Iraen
dc.contributor.committeememberKachroo, Pushkinen
dc.contributor.committeememberMidkiff, Scott F.en
dc.contributor.departmentElectrical and Computer Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:32:11Zen
dc.date.adate2000-02-29en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:32:11Zen
dc.date.issued2000-02-24en
dc.date.rdate2001-02-28en
dc.date.sdate2000-02-25en
dc.description.abstractThis research investigates alternate methods of implementing a redundant communications ring for polled network applications. FDDI and a unique solution (the tone method) designed specifically for this application are compared. In polled networks one of the most critical parameters is the time required to interrogate all of the nodes in the network. This parameter, called the poll time, is compared for the two solutions under various operating conditions, including the instances when the ring is intact and when the ring has experienced a failure, causing it to operate in the redundant mode. As expected, the solution designed specifically for this application performed better than FDDI. The tone method, which requires very little overhead and is not limited by distance or number of nodes, is described in detail, as are the results of poll time comparisons.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-02252000-22080058en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-02252000-22080058/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/31349en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartMaster.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectITSen
dc.subjectRedundant Ringen
dc.subjectPolled Networken
dc.subjectFiber Opticen
dc.titleAn Improved Approach to Fault Tolerant Redundant Fiber Optic Ring Design for Polled Data Networksen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineElectrical and Computer Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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