VISTAnet Network Interface Unit: Future Communications Research
Raj K. Singh, Stephen G. Tell, D. Becker, Shaun J. Bharrat · 1991
2 1. Introduction 2 2. Overview 3 2.1 B-ISDN Network 3 2.2 Network Interfaces 4 3. NIU Performance and Service Goals 4 4. Future Research 7 4.1 Software Architecture 7 4.1.1 Object-oriented design 7 4.1.2 Division of functions 7 4.1.3 Priority/preemption mechanism 7 4.1.4 Delay profile of operating system 7 4.2 Protocol Stack 7 4.2.1 Delay profile of protocol stack 7 4.2.2 Alternate implementation of TCP/IP stack 8 4.2.3 Error detection and recovery 8 4.2.4 Flow control 8 4.2.5 Evaluation and implementation of alternate protocols 8 4.3. Hardware Architecture 9 4.3.1 Buffer size 9 5. Summary 9 Acknowledgment 9 References VISTAnet NIU Communications Research pg. 3 VISTAnet Network Interface Unit: Future Communications Research Abstract Heterogeneous parallel and distributed computing is gaining broad acceptance as a viable means of speeding up a large class of target applications such as medical imaging, weather prediction, and geological simulations. High-speed communication links are...