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This paper describes the Cambridge Ring, a communication system with a raw data rate of 10 Megabits/sec, and outlines how it is used to provide a Distributed Computing System in the Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge.
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Banerjee, R., Shepherd, W.D. (1982). The Cambridge Ring. In: Beauchamp, K.G. (eds) New Advances in Distributed Computer Systems. Nato Advanced Study Institutes Series, vol 80. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7760-0_17
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