Ethernet
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Ethernet is a widely used technology for connecting computers and devices to each other through physical cables, allowing them to share data and communicate on networks. It remains one of the most common and reliable methods for establishing network connections in homes, offices, and data centers.
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18 sectionsContents
- History
- Standardization
- Evolution
- Shared medium
- Repeaters and hubs
- Advanced networking
- Varieties
- Frame structure
- Autonegotiation
- Error conditions
- Switching loop
- Jabber
- Runt frames
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
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Ethernet ( ) is a family of wired computer networking technologies commonly used in local area networks (LAN), metropolitan area networks (MAN) and wide area networks (WAN). It was commercially introduced in 1980 and first standardized in 1983 as ECMA-82 and shortly after as IEEE 802.3. It is an example of an open standard.