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An Optical Local Area Network

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Kommunikation in Verteilten Systemen I

Part of the book series: Informatik-Fachberichte ((INFORMATIK,volume 95))

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Abstract

An optical link for the interconnection of workstations, terminals, mainframes and other devices is described. It allows for the flexible networking of nodes whose physical locations may be changed without the overhead of cable rerouting. CHIPNET, an experimental local area network based on this optical link is outlined.

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  1. Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, 1501 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA

    Andreas Paepcke, Richard D. Crawford, Charles A. Freeman, Frank J. Lee & Robert D. Paull

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  1. Fraunhofer-Institut für Informations- und Datenverarbeitung (IITB), Sebastian-Kneipp-Str. 12-14, 7500, Karlsruhe 1, Deutschland

    Dirk Heger

  2. Institut für Informatik III, Universität Karlsruhe, Kaiserstr. 12, 7500, Karlsruhe 1, Deutschland

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  3. Lehrstuhl Informatik IV, RWTH Aachen, Templergraben 64, 5100, Aachen, Deutschland

    Otto Spaniol

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Paepcke, A., Crawford, R.D., Freeman, C.A., Lee, F.J., Paull, R.D. (1985). An Optical Local Area Network. In: Heger, D., Krüger, G., Spaniol, O., Zorn, W. (eds) Kommunikation in Verteilten Systemen I. Informatik-Fachberichte, vol 95. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70285-3_3

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