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Record Nr.

UNISA996280990903316

Titolo

ISO/IEC 8802-12 . Part 12 : 1998 ANSI/IEEE Std 802.12, 1998 Edition (Incorporating ANSI/IEEE Std 802.12-1995 and ANSI/IEEE Std 802.12d-1997) / / Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY, USA : , : IEEE, , 1998

ISBN

0-7381-0437-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xix, 429 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

004.68

Soggetti

Local area networks (Computer networks)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

The media access control characteristics for the demand-priority access method are specified. The layer management, physical layers, and media that support this access method are also specified. Layer and sublayer interface specifications are aligned to the ISO Open Systems Interconnection Basic Reference Model and ISO/IEC 8802 models. Specifications for 100 Mb/s operation over 100 W balanced cable (twisted-pair) Categories 3 through 5, 150 Ω shielded balanced cable, and fibre-optic media are included. Optional implementation of redundant links to facilitate automatic recovery of network connectivity in case of link or repeater failure anywhere in the network path is specified. Rules for connecting redundant links within a network are defined.