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Fddi (Fiber Distributed Data Interface)

FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) is a 100 Mbps, dual-ring, token-passing network standard that uses fiber optic cable. It was developed to provide reliable, high-speed networking for mission critical applications. FDDI has specifications for media access control, physical layer protocol, physical layer medium, and station management. It uses a dual-ring topology with counter-rotating rings to provide fault tolerance. FDDI supports both synchronous and asynchronous traffic by allocating portions of the 100 Mbps bandwidth for each.

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Fddi (Fiber Distributed Data Interface)

FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) is a 100 Mbps, dual-ring, token-passing network standard that uses fiber optic cable. It was developed to provide reliable, high-speed networking for mission critical applications. FDDI has specifications for media access control, physical layer protocol, physical layer medium, and station management. It uses a dual-ring topology with counter-rotating rings to provide fault tolerance. FDDI supports both synchronous and asynchronous traffic by allocating portions of the 100 Mbps bandwidth for each.

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FDDI

(Fiber Distributed Data Interface)

Presented by

V.Thiruppathy Kesavan,
Lect/CSE
AKCE.
FDDI Basics
Fiber Distributed Data
Interface (FDDI) came about
because system managers
became concerned with
network reliability issues as
mission-critical applications
were implemented on high-
speed networks.
FDDI is frequently used as a
backbone technology and to
connect high-speed computers
in a LAN.
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FDDI Basics
FDDI has four specifications:
1. Media Access Control - defines how the medium
is accessed
2. Physical Layer Protocol—defines data
encoding/decoding procedures
3. Physical Layer Medium—defines the
characteristics of the transmission medium
4. Station Management—defines the FDDI station
configuration

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FDDI Frame Format

The FDDI frame is similar to that of a Token Ring frame.

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FDDI Media Access Control
Unlike CSMA/CD networks, such as Ethernet, token-
passing networks are deterministic--you can calculate the
maximum time that will pass before any end station will
be able to transmit. FDDI's dual ring makes FDDI very
reliable.
FDDI supports real-time allocation
of network bandwidth, making it
ideal for a variety of different
application types. FDDI provides
this support by defining two
types of traffic – synchronous
and asynchronous.
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Synchronous
Synchronous traffic can consume a portion of the 100
Mbps total bandwidth of an FDDI network, while
asynchronous traffic can consume the rest.
Synchronous bandwidth is allocated to those stations
requiring continuous transmission capability. This is
useful for transmitting voice and video information.
The remaining bandwidth is used for asynchronous
transmissions.

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Asynchronous
Asynchronous bandwidth is allocated using an eight-
level priority scheme. Each station is assigned an
asynchronous priority level.
FDDI also permits extended dialogues, in which
stations may temporarily use all asynchronous
bandwidth.
The FDDI priority mechanism can lock out stations
that cannot use synchronous bandwidth

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FDDI Media
FDDI specifies a 100 Mbps, token-passing, dual-ring LAN that
uses a fiber-optic transmission medium.
Although it operates at faster speeds, FDDI is similar to Token
Ring.
The two networks share a few features, such as topology (ring)
and media access technique (token-passing).  A characteristic
of FDDI is its use of optical fiber as a transmission medium.
Optical fiber is exploding in popularity as a networking
medium, being installed at a rate of 4000 miles per day in the
United States.

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FDDI Media…
Optical fiber offers several
advantages over traditional
copper wiring, including such
advantages as:
security - Fiber does not emit
electrical signals that can be
tapped.
reliability - Fiber is immune
to electrical interference.
speed - Optical fiber has much
higher throughput potential
than copper cable.
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FDDI Media
Single-mode fiber is capable of higher bandwidth and
greater cable run distances than multi-mode fiber.
Because of these characteristics, single-mode fiber is
often used for inter-building connectivity while
multi-mode fiber is often used for intra-building
connectivity.
Multi-mode fiber uses LEDs as the light-generating
devices while single-mode fiber generally uses lasers.

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FDDI Media
FDDI specifies the use of dual rings for physical
connections. Traffic on each ring travels in opposite
directions.
Physically, the rings consist of two or more point-to-
point connections between adjacent stations.
One of the two FDDI rings is called the primary ring;
the other is called the secondary ring.
The primary ring is used for data transmission; the
secondary ring is generally used as a back up. 

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FDDI Fault Tolerance

A ring recovers from a station failure by wrapping.


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FDDI – Optical Bypass Switch

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FDDI Media
Class B, or single-attachment stations (SAS), attach to one ring;
Class A, or dual attachment stations (DAS), attach to both rings.
SASs are attached to the primary ring through a concentrator,
which provides connections for multiple SASs. The concentrator
ensures that a failure, or power down, of any given SAS, does
not interrupt the ring. This is particularly useful when PCs, or
similar devices that frequently power on and off, connect to the
ring.
Each FDDI DAS has two ports, designated A and B. These
ports connect the station to the dual FDDI ring; therefore, each
port provides a connection for both the primary and the
secondary ring.

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