Campus Data Networking Architecture:
Alternative A'
Pervasive 100+ Mb Backbone
In most respects this alternative is identical to Alternative A, except that in this case there is the need for all buildings to be connected to the campus backbone using a 100+ Mb/sec technology. To accommodate this bandwidth to every building, the campus backbone needs to change: the collapsed backbone is now interconnected via ATM switch to increase capacity at the core. Subnets are connected to central routers via shared or dedicated connections using 100+ Mb/sec technology.
Please address comments or questions to Dr. Noam Arzt, arzt@isc.upenn.edu [6/18/96]
URL: http://nextb.dccs.upenn.edu/noam/questnet96/arch/alt-a1.html