Gigabit Ethernet: Technology and Applications for High Speed LANsGigabit Ethernet provides the capacity required for bandwidth-hungry servers, campus backbone networks, and next-generation workstations. Furthermore, it provides a seamless upgrade path from existing 10 Mb/s and 100 Mb/s Ethernet networks. All of the skills, tools, training, and experience gained from using lower-speed Ethernet LANs can be applied to the new technology, easing the pain of migration. Appropriate for anyone involved with LAN technologiesaenetwork planners, designers and administrators, equipment and applications developers, technical salespeople, studentsaethis book provides a thorough explanation of Gigabit Ethernet and the principles on which it was built. Gigabit Ethernet explains the technology in clear terms, exploring the implications for its application and operation in real-world LANs. You will learn how to identify appropriate application environments for Gigabit Ethernet, as well as how to integrate it with other technologies, make intelligent choices about products and features, and set realistic expectations about performance. In this comprehensive book, you will find essential information on: The history of Gigabit Ethernet and the rationale behind its |
Contents
Ethernet before Gigabit | 3 |
From Shared to Dedicated Media | 19 |
From Shared to Dedicated LANS | 35 |
Copyright | |
16 other sections not shown
Common terms and phrases
allows applications architecture Auto-Negotiation backbone bandwidth bits bridge buffer overflow bytes campus capability capacity Carrier Sense Chapter clock coaxial cable Collision Domain communications configuration connectionless connections connector cost CSMA/CD Data Frame Data Link Layer data rate dedicated media delay depicted in Figure Desktop Switch Destination address device driver discussed DIX Ethernet duplex encoding end stations Ethernet frame Ethernet interfaces Ethernet MAC example Fast Ethernet FDDI Fibre Channel flip flow control frame format frame loss full-duplex Ethernet full-duplex mode full-duplex operation Gigabit Ethernet GMII half-duplex high-speed higher-layer protocols IEEE implemented installed interconnection length MAC algorithm maximum multiple octets optical fiber PAUSE frame PAUSE function performance Physical Layer queue received repeater router server shared LAN signal specification standard Sublayer switch port switching hub throughput tion Token Ring topology traffic transceiver transmission transmit twisted-pair Type field users wiring closet workgroup