Ethernet Recap

• Created by Digital Equipment Corporation, Intel, and Xerox

• Taken over by the 802.3 Working Group of the IEEE 802 LAN MAN Standards Committee

• 802.3 has since produced many standards

  • Especially at the physical layer: 10Base5, 10Base2, 10Base-T, 100Base-TX, 1000Base-X
  • Only one MAC layer standard--the 802.3 MAC layer standard for framing and CSMA/CD

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