11/19/91
Ethernet specifications:
Topology : Linear bus
Address Size : 48 bits
Speed : 10 Mb/s
Carrier : presence of signal
Multiple pckts: must release and reaquire
Maximum distance between stations : 2.5 Km
Maximum length of one segment : 500 m
Maximum number of stations per segment : 100
Packet Structure (count in bytes)
Destination Address 6
Source Address 6
Type 2
Length of field 46-1500
CRC 4
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64-1518
History:
The name Ethernet is based on science history. It was once
thought that a universal medium called luminiferous ether was the carrier
of electromagnetic waves. Xerox decided to build its "ether" out of
coaxial cable.
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