FDDI
FDDI
- Fiber distributed data interface
- Token-ring technology (but incompatible with 802.5)
- 100 Mbps
- Mature (1987)
- 200 km maximum diameter: popular for connecting LANs to local internets, not to connect desktops.
- Priority levels for real-time traffic (voice, video)
- Expensive NICs and other equipment
- Read a tutorial in FDDI