RE: Network Equip on CATV

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From: ENGEL
Date: Tue, 06 Oct 1992 21:07

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>From: seifert@netcom.com (Rich Seifert)
>Subject: Re: Network equip for use in CATV distro system

>>In article <rfiler.717968397@usafa.af.mil>, rfiler@usafa.af.mil (Robert E.
Fil) writes:
>>
>>I'm looking for any references to equipment that will permit a large CATV
>>distribution system to be used as a network backbone.  The application is to
>>network numerous buildings within a major metropolitan area, all of which
>>are fed by the same cable plant which the city owns.  Applications include
>>voice, video, and data.  Any and all help would be appreciated.



>IEEE 802.4 was widely touted (originally) as a data communication solution
>to this problem. I believe that Hughes LAN Systems still makes
>802.4 backbone internetworking devices for operation over private
>and/or franchised CATV systems.

That's 802.7 for 10broad36 specs.  And Hughes LAN is still in the biz.

Drew
engel@slacvm.slac.stanford.edu

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