Fundamentals of Ethernet Technology

This white paper provides a brief tutorial on Ethernet – a family of standards that defines several well-established 10 Mbps networking technologies and three newer, high-speed offerings, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, and 10 Gigabit Ethernet. It is intended for carrier network professionals, and experts in the circuit-switched technologies employed in public switched telephone networks (PSTN) but often new to Ethernet and data networking.

Fundamentals of Ethernet Technology