A prototype ring interface for the NPS data communication ring.
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Authors
Harris, Michael James.
Subjects
ring interface
data communication ring
ring network
ring protocol
ring repeater
distributed computer system
data communication ring
ring network
ring protocol
ring repeater
distributed computer system
Advisors
Brubaker, Raymond H. Jr.
Date of Issue
1974-06
Date
June 1974
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
The architecture and hardware/firmware design of a prototype
microcontrolled Ring Interface (Rl) for the proposed Naval Postgraduate
School Data Communication Ring System is presented. The theory and conceptual
design of the Data Communication Ring System is based upon the
thesis research of Lieutenant Keith Albert Hirt (December 1973) and is
the basis for the protocol and data processing algorithms used in the
hardware design of the Ring Interface. A microcontroller and its associated
assembly language, SMAL (Symbolic Microcontroller Assembly Language),
are discussed and the Ring Interface Program (written in SMAL) is also included
along with the respective machine code version. Finally, the expected
capabilities, limitations, and tradeoffs are presented with possible
long-term improvements.
Type
Thesis
Description
Series/Report No
Department
Computer Science
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
Sponsors
Funder
Format
Citation
Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Rights
This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.