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FDDI
(Fiber Distributed Data Interface )
By
Junaid Ali Siddiqui
Deparment of Computer science UOP.
What FDDI is?
FDDI is a token-passing ring network similar to token ring ,
but running over a fiber-optic cable.
Unlike Token Ring , FDDI allows several devices to transmit
at once.
A computer in FDDI can transmit as many frames as it can
produce within predetermined time before letting the token go.
FDDI uses a ring topology of multimode or single mode
optical fiber transmission links.
Operating at 100 Mbps to span up to 200 km s
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FDDI uses the token passing system in
dual ring setting.
One ring is called “Primary ring” other is called
“Secondary ring”
Traffic usually flows only on the primary ring.
If the primary ring fails FDDI automatically
reconfigures the network
So the data flows onto Secondary ring in opposite
direction.