Welcome to
Charles Spurgeon's Ethernet Web Site

This site provides extensive information about Ethernet (IEEE 802.3) local area network (LAN) technology, including the original 10 Megabit per second (Mbps) system, the 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet system (802.3u), and the Gigabit Ethernet system (802.3z).

A drawing of the first Ethernet system by Bob Metcalf

CSIS174 Ethernet Web Site Assignment: 5 Points

Access Charles Spurgeon’s Ethernet Site at the address below and answer the following questions:

http://wwwhost.ots.utexas.edu/ethernet/ethernet-home.html

1. Define a Collision Domain as outlined in Ethernet: The Definitive Guide, Chapter 13.

A collision domain is formally defined as a single Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMA/CD) network in which there will be a collision if two computers attached to the system transmit at the same time.

An Ethernet system composed of a single segment or of multiple segments linked with repeater hubs constitutes a single collision domain.

2. According to the Quick Reference Guides to 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet which Fast Ethernet standard describes the four-pair variety of 100-Mbps twisted-pair Ethernet media?

100BASE-T4

Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet Web Sites

Access the web sites below and bring some information for Gigabit Ethernet to the next class. Come prepared to discuss your findings.

Basic Home Networking

http://students.washington.edu/llin/networking.html

Howstuffworks.com

http://www.howstuffworks.com/home-network.htm

Charles Spurgeon's Ethernet Web Site

http://www.ots.utexas.edu/ethernet/

Fast Ethernet Consortium

http://www.iol.unh.edu/consortiums/fe/index.html

Gigabit Ethernet Alliance Q&A

http://www.10gea.org/index.htm

3Com’s The Next Step in the Ethernet Evolution

http://www.3com.com/solutions/en_US/technology.jsp?techid=0&solutiontype=1000002