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IBM LANStreamer MC 32 Token Ring Adapter Card Competitive Throughput vs 3Com, Proteon, Thomas-Conrad, Olicom, DC, Madge Networks, & SMC

Sponsor: IBM Corporation
IBM LANStreamer MC 32 Token Ring Adapter Card Competitive Throughput Evaluation

Abstract

Comparative lab test of 16Mbps Token Ring LAN adapters consisting of both micro-channel architecture (MCA) and industry-standard architecture (ISA) devices.

Vendors included 3Com, Digital Communications Associates (DCA), IBM, Madge Networks, Olicom, Proteon, Standard Microsystems Corp. (SMC), and Thomas-Conrad.

The IBM MCA card outperformed all others in tests of 4,096-byte frame sizes. 

Note: This report was originally issued under the InterLAB brand and was re-branded when InterLAB became The Tolly Group in 1994.

[Note: OCR needed.]