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DAN
Last modified: Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Short for Desk Area Network DAN is an
architecture for a
multimediaworkstation that is based around
an ATMinterconnect. The
architecture is designed to interconnect workstations, multimedia devices and
bridges to other networks. Traditionally, multimedia devices were connected to
workstations. However, in a Desk Area Network these local devices are connected
directly to the network.
Desk Area Network All communication between peripherals and even between the CPU and its main memory is achieved by sending ATM cells through a switch fabric.
The Desk Area Network and the CPU node The Desk Area Network (DAN) is an architecture for a multimedia workstation. Its main feature is the use of an ATM interconnect between the parts of the machine.
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