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Fundamentals of Communications and Networking, 3rd Edition
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Fundamentals of Communications and Networking, 3rd Edition

by Michael G. Solomon, David Kim
January 2021
Beginner
565 pages
19h 27m
English
Jones & Bartlett Learning
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Ethernet Evolution

During the 1980s, the Ethernet standard became the IEEE 802.3 CSMA/CD standard for 10 Mbps baseband LAN technologies. Two common Data Link Layer frame formats are used: Ethernet II and IEEE 802.3. Software drivers are required to enable the physical network interface controller (NIC) cards and determine which of the frame formats to use. During the 1990s, there was a mass migration from coaxial-based workstation cabling to star-wired, unshielded twisted-pair cabling. It transformed LAN connectivity. As the IEEE 802.3 CSMA/CD family of standards evolved into smaller, faster, more energy-efficient chips, network connection speeds increased. 10Base5 Thicknet evolved into 10Base2 Thinnet. The transition to structured wiring ...

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