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Conference 7.286::fddi

Title:	FDDI - The Next Generation

Moderator:	NETCAD::STEFANI

Created:	Thu Apr 27 1989
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2259
Total number of notes:	8590

425.0. "FDDI synchronous and asynchronous traffic" by TOOIS1::MIRGHANE () Tue Dec 17 1991 14:47

    From what I understand FDDI-1 allows synchronous and asynchronous traffic
    simultaneously.
    Can someone explains us the main differences between the 2 traffic
    types.
    An application can utilize asynchronous traffic by accessing FDDI
    at the MAC level but also using high level standard transport protocols 
    such as OSI/VOTS, DECNET transport, TCP/IP.
    Can an application utilize these high level transport protocols for
    synchronous transmission. Or is the application compelled to access
    to MAC level for synchronous access?
    In other words do we need specific protocols or are standard protocols
    appropriate?
    If a specific high level protocols are needed do we at DIGITAL have one?
    
    Thanks for help.
    Soumetty.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
425.1		KONING::KONING	Paul Koning, NI1D	`Tue Dec 17 1991 17:15`	5
	See note 234. I noticed there are no keywords, so I added keyword "SYNC". paul