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The Wake Forest University School ofMedicine and the Wake Forest UniversitylBaptist Medical Center(WFUBMC) areimplementing a second generation PACS. The first generation PACS provided helpful information about the functional andtemporal requirements of the system. It highlighted the importance of image retrieval speed, system availability, RIS/HISintegration, the ability to rapidly view images on any PACS workstation, network bandwidth, equipment redundancy, and theability for the system to evolve using standards-based components.This paper deals with the network design and implementation of the PACS. The physical layout of the hospital areasserved by the PACS, the choice of network equipment and installation issues encountered are addressed. Efforts to optimizefault tolerance are discussed.The PACS network is a gigabit, mixed-media network based on LAN emulation over ATM (LANE) with a rapidmigration from LANE to Multiple Protocols Over ATM (MPOA) planned. Two fault-tolerant backbone ATM switches serve |
