Fundamentals of Ethernet Technology

This white paper provides a brief tutorial on Ethernet – a family of standards that defines several well-established 10 Mbps networking technologies and three newer, high-speed offerings, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, and 10 Gigabit Ethernet. It is intended for carrier network professionals, experts in the circuitswitched technologies employed in public switched telephone networks (PSTN) but often new to Ethernet and data networking.