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Contents
Overview
PURPOSE OF THIS MANUAL...................................................................................... v
WHO SHOULD USE THIS MANUAL......................................................................... v
STRUCTURE OF THIS MANUAL ................................................................................ v
RELATED DOCUMENTS.............................................................................................. vi
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
FDDI OVERVIEW .........................................................................................................1-1
FDDI FEATURES .......................................................................................................... 1-2
Bandwidth............................................................................................................... 1-2
Transmission Medium........................................................................................... 1-2
Fault Recovery........................................................................................................ 1-3
Frame Transmission............................................................................................... 1-3
Media Access Method ...........................................................................................1-3
Chapter 2 FDDI DEVICES
FDDI STATIONS ........................................................................................................... 2-2
FDDI CONCENTRATORS........................................................................................... 2-3
FDDI BRIDGES.............................................................................................................. 2-4
OPTICAL BYPASS SWITCHES................................................................................... 2-5
Chapter 3 FDDI PHYSICAL CONNECTIONS
FDDI FIBER CONNECTORS ...................................................................................... 3-1
MIC Connector Ports............................................................................................. 3-2
FDDI TWISTED PAIR CONNECTORS .....................................................................3-3
Twisted Pair Port Pinouts ..................................................................................... 3-3
FDDI PORT CONNECTION RULES ......................................................................... 3-4
Chapter 4 FDDI FRAME FORMATS
FDDI DATA FRAMES .................................................................................................. 4-1
TOKEN FRAMES.......................................................................................................... 4-3