TechLAN: an experimental high-speed ATM LAN
Israel Cidon1995, Eighteenth Convention of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in Israel
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TechLAN is an experimental high-speed Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) local area network designed to provide a low-cost sharing solution for ATM switch connections among users while ensuring local interconnection without disrupting traffic. It utilizes innovative Buffer Insertion Ring and Shared Bus Switch architectures to support Quality of Service (QoS) parameters crucial for a shared networking environment. The network supports various applications and traffic types, with modular components allowing easy expansion and performance analysis conducted through dedicated traffic generator and monitoring cards.
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