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No single standard for local area networks has yet been established, but the development of a number of standards is starting to bring the industry closer together. Xerox claims its Ethernet standard, with an installed base of 20,000 networks and 250 companies making products for it, holds a strong place in the market. Both it and the IEEE Standard 802.3 call for the Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMA-CD) method for media access when two or more stations share a common bus transmission method. IBM has been pushing its standard for token-passing ring architecture, the IEEE 802.5. One of the most important standards efforts recently undertaken is the Manufacturing Automation Protocol of General Motors. It follows the seven layers of the ISO model and uses communi...
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With video arcades on life support, local area network (LAN) gaming centers are becoming the new social spot for gamers. Popping quarters into machines with joysticks has been replaced by pay-by-the-hour stores featuring network connected high-end computers , leather chairs, sofas, high-definition televisions and the latest video gaming systems.
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A local area network increases the effectiveness of a company's computer investment. Resources that can be effectively shared include files and peripherals. Productivity can be raised because of added efficiency. Prices for licensing vary, but a 10-user license for Artisoft software is $1,499.
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Company Operations Midcoast Internet Solutions (MIS), a Maine Internet service provider (ISP), has implemented a wireless LAN device from BreezeCOM, greatly speeding up MIS' Internet access speeds. MIS' first wireless LAN tower cost less than $7,000, but enabled the company to replace its leased lines recurring monthly charges in excess of $500.
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The Cisco Digital Media Manager establishes central management for the publishing of digital content, which is broadcast through a Cisco digital media player connected to individual flat-screen TVs on our local area network (see Table 1). The digital initiatives librarian is designated to back up both the PSC and IGLT On a weekly basis, two library personnel and one IT staff member are directly involved with the digital signs; however, the amount of time spent varies according to the number of new signs that need to be created.
