Some consider that this makes a case for replacing ATM with Ethernet in the network backbone.
All elements of the system will be connected together on a common network backbone that is accessible from all campus buildings.
When it was established in 1999, the network backbone had a capacity of 2.5 Gbit/s.
Abilene formed a high-speed backbone by deploying cutting edge technologies not yet generally available on the scale of a national network backbone.
It is primarily used within network backbones and employs ATM.
We have entire network backbones down and they don't seem much willing to come back up.
The pieces of the network connections (for example: ethernet, wireless) that bring these departments together is often mentioned as network backbone.
The equipment that ties together the departmental networks constitutes the network backbone.
When designing a network backbone, network performance and network congestion are critical factors to take into account.
Other service providers often use fiber optics in the network backbone and existing copper or infrastructure for residential users.