FOUR YEARS AGO, THERE WAS A GREAT DEAL OF INTEREST AND WORK DONE ON STANDARDS FOR INDUSTRIAL NETWORKING. THIS CULMINATED IN THE MAJOR DISPLAY OF TECHNOLOGY AT ENE88I IN JUNE 1988 AT BALTIMORE. SINCE THAT TIME, LITTLE OBVIOUS PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE IN THIS AREA AND INITIATIVES LIKE MAP AND TOP ARE NO LONGER MAKING PROGRESS. THIS PAPER EXAMINES WHAT HAPPENED TO THE OSI STANDARDS MOVEMENT AFTER ENE88I AND WHAT MAY HAPPEN IN INDUSTRIAL NETWORKING IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
| Number of Pages : | 6 |
| Published : | 06/01/1992 |
