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Introduction | |
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Overview of This Book | |
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Ethernet Origins | |
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The First Generation: 10 Mb/s Ethernet | |
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Overview | |
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Media Access Control Frame Format | |
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Functional Overview of the 802.3 Model | |
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Operation of an Ethernet Node | |
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Repeater Definition | |
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Bridge Definition | |
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Router Definition | |
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Media and Topology Options | |
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Management | |
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Technology Advantages of 10BASE-T | |
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User Benefits of 10BASE-T | |
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The Second Generation: 100 Mb/s and Switched Ethernet | |
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Overview | |
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Functional Overview of the 802.3u Standard Suite | |
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Media and Topology Options | |
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Switched Ethernet | |
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Full Duplex and Flow Control | |
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VLAN Tagging | |
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10/100 Mb/s Capable Devices | |
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The Third Generation: 1000 Mb/s (Gigabit) | |
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Overview | |
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Layer 3 Switch Definition | |
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Gigabit Ethernet Technology: Introduction | |
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Gigabit MAC Operation | |
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Full-Duplex Operation | |
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Reconciliation Sublayer (RS) and Gigabit Medium-Independent Interface (GMII) (Clause 35) | |
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Physical-Layer Technology | |
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Physical Coding Sublayer (PCS) (Clause 36) | |
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Physical Medium Attachment (PMA) Sublayer (Clause 36) | |
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Auto-Negotiation for 1000BASE-X (Clause 37) | |
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Physical Medium Dependent (PMD) Sublayer (Clauses 38, 39) | |
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Repeater Operation (Clause 41) | |
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Topology (Clause 42) | |
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Management (Clause 30) | |
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Gigabit Ethernet Applications | |
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Networking Evolution | |
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Gigabit Ethernet Meets the Challenge | |
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Gigabit Ethernet Migration | |
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Switched or Shared 100 Mb/s Ethernet and FDDI Upgrade | |
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Shared, Switched and Routed Networks | |
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Layer 3 Switching | |
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Gigabit Ethernet vs. Other Technologies | |
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Looking to the Future | |
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Overview | |
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Industry Trends and Technologies | |
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Network Challenges to Support Gigabit Ethernet | |
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Scaling Gigabit Ethernet | |
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Summary | |
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Appendix A | |
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802.3 Document Cross Reference | |
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Section/Clause Cross Reference | |
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Appendix B | |
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802.3 Ethernet Frame and Address Formats | |
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Appendix | |
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Glossary | |
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Index | |