Fermilab Data Communications and Networking Technology

"Network: Anything reticulated or decussated at equal distances with interstices between the intersections." -- Samuel Johnson, Dictionary, 1755

Technology

High-speed networking initiatives:

Network monitoring tools and activities within ESNet;
Network transmission technology in use, or of interest to Fermilab:

LAN technology scorecard: a useful reference to LAN technologies and standards;
Ethernet;
FDDI (fiber distributed data interface);
Modems;
ISDN (integrated systems digital network);
ATM (asynchronous transfer mode);
ADSL (asymmetric digital subscriber loop);
FCS (fibre channel standard);

New Internet protocols:

CIDR;
IPv6;

General information:

Glossary of networking terms and acronyms;
The Internet Society provides extensive information on Internet connectivity;
Additional pointers to more information on networking;