< hardware , standard > (HIPPI, previously HPPI) A connection-oriented , point-to-point networking standard using circuit-switching technology at a speed of 800 Mbits/s or 1.6 Gbits/s (simplex or full-duplex). HIPPI is often used for short distances (up to 10km depending on cable type) to connect a supercomputer to routers , frame buffers , mass-storage peripherals and other computers.
HIPPI was developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory and is now ANSI standard X3T9/88-127. Standards for interconnecting with ATM , SONet , and fibre channel are in development.
HIPPI Networking Forum .
(1997-06-29)