| In this thesis, a model for a workable network having a hybrid design comprising two Ethernets and single Token Ring components connected by an intelligent hub is proposed. Simulation studies show that the proposed model's performance is better than an individual Ethernet or a Token Ring system, and even better than the hybrid over one Ethernet and Token Ring (1 + 1 solution). What we conjecture here is that a (2 + 1) solution, i.e., an integrated two Ethernets and one Token Ring may prove to be the candidate architecture that we seek for networking in a LAN environment with a wide range of traffic density distribution. This is particularly needed with large variance traffic densities.; This thesis further comments on the probable use of the proposed (2 + 1) Hybrid model over any existing, standard fast medium. |
