Re: D.max and FDDI configuration

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From: Stan Hanks
Date: Sun, 06 Sep 1992 21:14

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In article <48073410@Vanadium.NTT.JP> murakami@ntt-20.ntt.jp writes:
>Hello,
>
>I have a question about FDDI limits in its configuration. ...
>So, here is my question. If we have a small number of nodes
>compared to the assumed (1000 links), it seems we can have longer
>distance than 2000km. Is it right? 

Been there. Done it. 

See my paper from Winter '92 USENIX. We've run FDDI rings that are *BIG* --
right at 80 miles long with only 5 nodes. 

I wish more people read the standards this closely....

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