Networking in Japanese Factory Automation - Routledge Library Editions: Japan 1. Ausgabe

Discusses the ring-type LAN; the TOSLINE-8000 high-speed optical data highway for high-speed real-time control systems; the TOSLINE-2000E, a compact, low-cost independent local area network; and, the status of MAP, a communications protocol for manufacturing automation established by General Motors and MAP activities in Japan.