RATO-Net: A Random-Access Protocol for Unidirectional Ultra-High-Speed Optical Fiber Network

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1990, Pages 78-89

  Yeh, Cavour ^a   Lin, Maurice ^a   Gerla, Mario ^a   Rodrigues, Paulo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION--APPLICATIONS; FIBER OPTICS; OPTICAL FIBERS--APPLICATIONS;

FIBER OPTIC BUSES; OPTICAL FIBER NETWORK; RANDOM ACCESS TIME OUT (RATO); RANDOM-ACCESS PROTOCOL; RATO-NET;

COMPUTER NETWORKS;

EID: 0025235561     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: 15582213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.45933     Document Type: Article

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