Ethernet LANs

Ethernet and real-time applications. Because of the random access method used there is no guaranteed response time within an Ethernet LAN. All nodes have equal priority for getting access to the physical cable. Due to the Ethernet specifications the maximum uninterruptable length of a block of data on the cable is 1500 bytes, corresponding to a transfer time of 1.2 ms. If data, e.g. from an active experiment, is to be transferred in real-time, delays in the order of milliseconds must be tolerable. This should not be a problem, if data can be buffered in local memory of the nodes. If strict timing for the synchronization of processes on 

Within the Ethernet-LAN of the Max-Planck-Institutes in Muelheim, W. Germany, dedicated nodes (LSI11 processors) are used to acquire data in real-time from mass spectrometers and chromatographs (see Fig. 9.2). 

This data is buffered in the main memory of these nodes and transferred blockwise to a PDP11 or to VAX computers for further processing. By this means a hierarchical partitioning of real-time tasks is possible, where the sub-tasks are assigned to different nodes within the network. A hierarchical structure can be built for a real-time application, distributed over several processors, that is very similar to a multi-task system, e.g. RSX11M, on a single processor. 

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Today, coaxial cable with baseband transmission is the most frequently used technique in implementations of LANs, in Ethernet LANs as well as in token ring networks. Transmission rates are mostly between 6 and 16 Mbits/s. Interfacing to coaxial cable is rather simple, especially with Ethernet new nodes can be connected to an existing cable without interrupting the operation of the network. 

If the PC is connected directly to the coaxial cable of an Ethernet LAN, the PC can be used in the same modes described above, but with the much higher transmission speed of the Ethernet. A higher level of network protocol, however, has to be applied, e.g. DECnet-DOS, Novell-NetWare, or similar products. Because of the high speed of the Ethernet connection more sophisticated modes of PC operations can be implemented. 

The computations were done in parallel on a cheap Beowulf cluster consisting of 8 PCs with the processors AMD Athlon 1.4 GHz, 768 MB RAM. The PCs are interconnected by Fast Ethernet LAN. The results in Table 2 correspond to computations on 3 and 8 PC s from the cluster. 

The batch process computers will be connected to the PDARS database via the PDARS Ethernet LAN, as in the initial system. A back-end database will also be connected via the Ethernet to the cell-level processing. 

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Figure 1 shows a schematic of a modern-day purpose built computer in which the processor and memory chips responsible for executing application software and security software are separated by an Ethernet LAN. All of this logic would be housed in a single box which could be made as tamper resistant as desired. Its architecture, simplified so as not to overburden this discussion, nevertheless illustrates a number of important principles ... 

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ThickWire, or 10BASE5 Ethernet, is generally used to create large backbones. A network backbone joins many smaller network segments into one large LAN. ThickWire makes an excellent... 

The Ethernet standard allows for fiber optic cable segments up to 2 km long. Remote nodes and buildings that otherwise would not be reachable with LANs can be brought into the fold. 

Occasionally, networks use RS-232 cables (also known as serial cables) to carry data. The most classic example is in older mainframe and minicomputer terminal connections. Connections from the individual terminals go to a device known as a multiplexer that combines the serial connections into one connection and connects all the terminals to the host computer. This cabling system is seen less and less as a viable TAN cabling method, however, because LAN connections (like twisted-pair Ethernet) are faster, more reliable, and easier to maintain. 

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Batch process computers are networked with the VAX computers via a PDARS Ethernet network. Data query PCs are networked with Sun batch processors via the site Ethernet local area network (LAN). Data storage is managed by the cell-level VAXs in a redundant manner. 

Fiber optic, or lOBaseFL Ethernet, is similar to UTP. Fiber optic cable is more expensive, but it is invaluable for situations where electronic emissions and environmental hazards are a concern. The most common situation where these conditions threaten a network is in LAN connections between buildings. Lightning strikes and current loops due to ground potential differences can wreak havoc and easily destroy networking equipment. Fiber optic cables... 

In the case of a small enterprise and a single company site, the only additional task in establishing connectivity is to implement interconnections between the PCs and workstations used by the company staff. This is done by building the LAN (local area network) of the organization so that the resources (servers as well as PCs and workstations) are connected to the in-house infrastructure, in most cases an ethernet network, of the company. The required speed of the internal network depends on the traffic estimates. New ethernet solutions allow even gigabit per second transmission. 

The university disposes of over 170 centrally administered workstations -mainly HP9000/400 and HP9000/700 - linked to a LAN on an ETHERNET basis. This means that an adequate number of less intensively used machines are constantly available for linkage in a freely configurable cluster. The optimizations are allowed to run in the background as low-priority batch jobs during normal computer operation. 

Some concentrators allow only one type of LAN module, with ethernet being the most widely supported type of LAN module. Before purchasing concentrator, make sure all of the necessary LAN types are supported. 

I nternetworking solutions are unique, dependent on the two LANS to be connected. In other words, unless a concentrator offers a module which specifically internetworks ethernet module traffic to token ring LAN, this communication can not take place within the concentrator. 

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