Ethernet celebrates 40 years

A diagram from Bob Metcalfe’s original memo explaining how Ethernet works.

(Credit:
Palo Alto Research Center)

Most people probably associate Ethernet with a simple cable cinched with phone-like jacks. But, Ethernet is so much more. It is the foundation for global Internet access and undoubtedly the world’s most-used connectivity technology. In the annals of “techdom,” Ethernet is a very big deal. “Ethernet ranks highly among those technologies that impact day-to-day life on a global basis,” IEEE Standards Association writes on its Web site. “Data center networks, PCs, laptops,
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