mwang@watmath.UUCP (mwang) (04/26/84)
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- Monday, April 30, 1984.
Prof. M.K. Molloy of the University of Texas at Austin
will speak on ``Experimental Research in LAN at the
University of Texas.''
TIME: 10:30 AM
ROOM: MC 6007
ABSTRACT
Since the development of the Ethernet by Xerox, local
area network (LAN) technology has grown at a very rapid
pace. There have been a large number of different
types of LANs proposed, and for each type a large
number of different protocols. Currently, a testbed
for evaluating the performance and implementation prob-
lems of various CSMA/CD protocols is being installed.
Even during the startup phase, a large number of in-
teresting facts about LAN protocols have been un-
covered. These include some implementation problems
with currently proposed protocols and a new mechanism
to perform collision resolution in an unslotted en-
vironment. This talk will review the testbed confi-
guration, the protocols to be studied, the implementa-
tion problems currently identified, and the new resolu-
tion method being proposed.
April 26, 1984