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Ethernet
Also Known As IEEE 802.3
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Ethernet is a family of wired computer networking standards designed for, but not limited to, local area networks. In 1972 Robert Metcalfe and David Boggs at Xerox PARC adapted the ALOHAnet radio network approach to transmission over a shared coaxial cable; the system first ran on 11 November 1973 at 2.94 megabits per second, and a published standard for 10 megabit Ethernet over coaxial cable followed in 1983. Half a century on, the office cable in the wall still speaks its descendant.
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YearFirst ran 11 November 1973, at 2.94 megabits per second. SignificanceThe wired local area networking standard that connected the world's offices, from a 1973 Xerox PARC experiment to the ubiquitous cable in the wall. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. Wikipedia: Ethernet
Wikimedia FoundationOpening and History sectionsQuote, Opening and History sections
Ethernet is a family of wired computer networking standards designed for (but not limited to) local area networks (LAN).
1. Wikipedia: Ethernet
Wikimedia FoundationHistory sectionQuote, History section
It first ran on November 11, 1973 with a bit rate of 2.94 Mbit/s.
Wikipedia: Robert Metcalfe
Wikimedia FoundationInvented By: Robert Metcalfe, CareerQuote, Invented By: Robert Metcalfe, Career
Metcalfe was working at PARC in 1973 when he and David Boggs invented Ethernet, initially as a standard for connecting computers over short distances.
Wikipedia: Xerox Alto
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Xerox Alto, Opening paragraph, on Ethernet pioneeringView the Source Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)
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