ALSO CALLED: 10/100 Mbps Ethernet, Ethernet, 100 Mbps Ethernet, IEEE 802.3, and 802.3 DEFINITION: Ethernet is the most widely-installed local area network ( LAN) technology. Specified in a standard, IEEE802.3, Ethernet was originally developed by Xerox from an earlier specification called Alohanet (for the Palo Alto Research Center Aloha network)
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ETHERNET NETWORKS DEFINITION (continued): and then developed further by Xerox, DEC, and Intel. An Ethernet LAN typically uses coaxial cable or special grades of twisted pair wires. Ethernet is also used in wireless LANs. The most commonly installed Ethernet systems are called 10BASE-T and provide transmission speeds up to 10 Mbps. Devices are connected to the cable and compete for access using a Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMA/CD Ethernet Networks definition sponsored by SearchNetworking.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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