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Preface: Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) is a set of standards for local area networks developed under the American National Standards Institute and approved for international use by the International Standards Organization. As a networking standard that has grown out of consensus, FDDI stands in contrast to other local area networks systems, which are frequently associated with specific vendors. FDDI is widely accepted and supported in the industry as the next-generation international standard for high-speed, multivendor networking interconnections. Initially based on the use of fiber optics technology and advanced product design, FDDI networks can transfer increased amounts of data much faster and over longer distances than conventional local area networks. FDDI is a 100-megabit-per-second technology that used a timed-token protocol to coordinate station access to the network. It poses a solution to the growing congestion of older networks brought about by the increased use of high-performance workstation, servers, graphics interfaces, and multimedia applications. This book describes the features, topologies, and components of the FDDI standards. It was prepared by members of the Networking and Communications Marketing and Engineering groups of Digital Equipment Corporation and originally published through Digital's Telecommunications and Networks Publications as A Primer to FDDI: Fiber Distributed Data Interface.