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V. Gambiroza, P. Yuan, and E. Knightly

http://www-ece.rice.edu/networks/papers/RPR.pdf

 

“Resilient Packet Rings - Foundation For a New MAN”

Computer Technology Review, May 2001, Kanaiya Vasani

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BRZ/is_5_21/ai_77032581

 

Metropolitan Area Networks (description)

Gorry Fairhurst

http://www.erg.abdn.ac.uk/users/gorry/eg3561/intro-pages/man.html

 

“An Introduction to Resilient Packet Ring Technology”

Resilient Packet Ring Alliance

http://www.rpralliance.org/articles/Whitepaper10-01.pdf

 

“Computer Networks A systems approach 3rd edition”

Larry L. Peterson and Bruce S. Davie

Kronfol Chao Productions

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