lecture 08a: Ethernet

Ethernet is a local area network technology that transmits information between computers at speeds of 10 and 100 Mbps. Ethernet is a local area network (LAN) that employs a bus topology (all of the workstations are connected to a single physical medium). It is a broadcast network, which means that all of the workstations on the network receive all transmissions. Ethernet media varieties include the original thick coaxial system, as well as thin coaxial, twisted-pair, and fiber optic systems. ...