Ethernet The Definitive Guide 2000
by Charles E. Spurgeon
INTRODUCTION TO ETHERNET
The first part of this book provides a tour of basic Ethernet theory and operation. These chapters cover those portions of Ethernet operation that are common to all Ethernet media systems. Common portions include the Ethernet frame, the operation of the media access control system, full-duplex mode, and the AutoNegotiation protocol.
Part I contains these chapters:
• Chapter 1, The Evolution of Ethernet
• Chapter 2, The Ethernet System
• Chapter 3, The Media Access Control Protocol
• Chapter 4, Full-Duplex Ethernet
• Chapter 5, Auto-Negotiation
The Evolution of Ethernet
In this chapter:
• History of Ethernet
• The Latest Ethernet Standard
• Organization of IEEE Standards
• Levels of Compliance
• IEEE Identifiers
• Reinventing Ethernet
• Multi-Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet is by far the most widely used local area networking (LAN) technology in the world today. Market surveys indicate that hundreds of millions of Ethernet network interface cards (NICs), repeater ports, and switching hub ports have been sold to date, and the market continues to grow. In total, Ethernet outsells all other LAN technologies by a very large margin.
Ethernet reached its 25th birthday in 1998, and has seen many changes as computer technology evolved over the years. Ethernet has been constantly reinvented, evolving new capabilities and in the process growing to become the most popular network technology in the world.
This chapter describes the invention of Ethernet, and the development and organization of the Ethernet standard. Along the way we provide a brief tour of the entire set of Ethernet media systems.
History of Ethernet….
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