FDDI
Fiber Distributed Data Interface
By Ya’kob, Aidid & Fikri
Introduction
The best before Fast Ethernet & Gigabit
Ethernet
Product of American National Standards
Institute
Specifies a 100mbps token-passing, dual-
ring LAN using fiber optic cable.
Used as high-speed backbone technology
before this.
CDDI is another slower version.
Trafficon this dual ring architecture flows
opposite direction
◦ One is primary & one is secondary
◦ Uses primary ring during normal operation & the secondary is
idle. Secondary is ready for backup.
◦ Purpose : provide superior reliability and robustness
FDDI is a standard for data transmission in a LAN that
can extend in range up to 200km.
FDDI protocol is based on the token ring protocol
Supports thousands
of users.
Fiber optic medium
Dual-attach FDDI Board
Access Method : Token Passing
A Station may send as many frames as it can
within its task access period, with the proviso that
real-time data be sent 1st
Two type of data frames :
◦ 1. Synchronous (S-frames) : information is real times
◦ 2. Asynchronus (A-frames) : information that is not
real-times
Each station that captures the token is required to
send S-frames first.
Any remaining time may the be used to send A-
frames.
Adressing
FDDI uses a six-byte address, which is imprinted
on the NIC card similar to Ethernet addresses.
Data Rate
FDDI supports data rates up to 100mbps
Implementation: Dual Ring
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