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Ethernet
Last modified: Monday, November 13, 2006 

A local-area network (LAN) architecture developed by Xerox Corporation in cooperation with DEC and Intel in 1976. Ethernet uses a bus or star topology and supports data transfer rates of 10 Mbps. The Ethernet specification served as the basis for the IEEE 802.3 standard, which specifies the physical and lower software layers. Ethernet uses the CSMA/CD access method to handle simultaneous demands. It is one of the most widely implemented LAN standards.

A newer version of Ethernet, called 100Base-T (or Fast Ethernet), supports data transfer rates of 100 Mbps. And the newest version, Gigabit Ethernet supports data rates of 1 gigabit (1,000 megabits) per second.

Also see the Ethernet Designations chart in the Quick Reference section of Webopedia.

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Ethernet

Related Terms

100Base-T

10Base-2

10Base5

10Base-T

802.3ae

Aloha

AP

ATM

AUI

bus network

cache coherence

CAN

Cat-5

CIFS

CSMA/CD

GBIC

Gigabit Ethernet

HiperLAN

HPNA

HSRP

IEEE

IEEE 802 standards

IMA

IP Masquerade

LANE

LAT

local-area network

network

packet collision

packet collision rate

PIX Firewall

protocol

shared Ethernet

switched Ethernet

topology

User-to-Network Interface (UNI)

WECA

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Good collection of links to Ethernet information, including tutorials, FAQs, and guides. This page is hosted by the InterOperability Lab at the University of New Hampshire.

Ethernet/Fast Ethernet Technology Center
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Quick reference guide to Ethernet
Provides links to documents describing Ethernet, components, media, the Auto-Negotiation system, multi-segment configuration guidelines, and information on the Ethernet Configuration Guidelines book.

Yahoo!'s Ethernet page
Yahoo!'s directory of Ethernet.

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