Fast Ethernet: dawn of a new network

Fast Ethernet. 1. Ethernet. How Ethernet Got Its Name. Early Development. Before Local Area Networks. The Ethernet Architecture. The Ethernet Control System. Commercial Development. Standards. Who Published the Ethernet Standard. How the IEEE Works with Other Standards Bodies. Where Fast Ethernet Fits in the Picture. Evolution. Thick Coax (Original Recipe). Cheapernet. StarLAN and Hierarchical Wiring. 10BASE-T Gets the Formula Right. Centralized Management. Bandwidth: the Need for More. Origin of Fast Ethernet. 2. Fast Ethernet. Overview. CSMA/CD. Basic Topology. Cables Supported. Use of External Transceiver. New Protocol Sublayers. Advanced Capabilities. Products. Adapter Architecture. Repeater Architecture (Shared Architecture). Switch Architecture. Application of Fast Ethernet. Implementing a Mixed 10/100 Mb/s Network. Implementing a Pure 100 Mb/s Network. Network Performance. Finding the Bottlenecks is Hard. Characterizing a Network. Characterizing Part of a Network. Real Network Performance. 3. Detailed Guide To Fast Ethernet. Changes to Previous Clauses. 100BASE-T Introduction (Clause 21). OSI Reference Model. Organization of T4 and X Clauses. Material Common to All Clauses. Media Independent Interface (Clause 22). MII: New Features. MII: Options. MII: Applications. MII: Management Features. 100BASE-T4 Transceiver (Clause 23). 100BASE-T4: Distinguishing Features. 100BASE-T4: Other Features. 100BASE-T4: Frame Structure and Encapsulation. 100BASE-T4: Options. 100BASE-T4: Features Not Needed. 100BASE-T4: Cables and Connectors. 100BASE-T4: Exceptions to ISO 11801 Wiring Practice. 100BASE-T4: Signal Levels, Comparison to 10BASE-T. 100BASE-T4: Safety. 100BASE-T4: Confusion with Telephone Wiring. 100BASE-T4: 120-ohm Wiring. 100BASE-X Transceiver (Clause 24). 100BASE-X: Relation to ANSI FDDI standards. 100BASE-X: Distinguishing Features. 100BASE-X: Other Features. 100BASE-X: Frame Structure and Encapsulation. 100BASE-X: Options. 100BASE-X: Features Not Needed. TX PMD (Clause 25). 100BASE-TX: Cables and Connectors. 100BASE-TX: Exceptions to ANSI TP-PMD. 100BASE-TX: Signal Levels, Comparison to 10BASE-T 100BASE-TX: Safety. 100BASE-TX: Confusion with Telephone Wiring. FX PMD (Clause 26). 100BASE-FX: Cables and Connectors. 100BASE-FX: Exceptions to ANSI Fiber PMD. 100BASE-FX: Signal Levels. 100BASE-FX: Distances. 100BASE- FX: Environmental specifications. 100BASE-FX: Use of Single-Mode Fiber. Repeaters (Clause 27). 100BASE-T Repeater: Distinguishing Features. 100BASE- T Repeater: Other Features. 100BASE-T Repeater: Options. Auto-Negotiation (Clause 28). Auto-Negotiation: Distinguishing Features Auto-Negotiation: Other Features. Auto-Negotiation: Options. Topology (Clause 29). Basic Model 1 Topologies (Single Collision Domain). Bit Budget Calculation Method (Single Collision Domain). Simplified Constraint System (Single Collision Domain). Management (Clause 30). Purpose of Network Management. Structure of Network Management Applications. Fast Ethernet Network Management Features. Protocols for Network Management. 4. Generic Cabling. Generic Wiring Architecture. Horizontal Cabling. Preferred Cable Combinations. Crossover Wiring. Answers to Commonly Asked Questions. Planning an Installation. About T4. About TX. About FX. 5. The Future of Fast Ethernet. Switching. Full Duplex Ethernet. Multimedia. Flow Control. Full duplex. Link level flow control. Bandwidth allocation. Binary Logarithmic Arbitration Method. Priority Access Control Enabled. Link Transmission Technology. ISO-Ethernet. Wide-Area Networking. 6. Comparison of Networks. FDDI. FDDI Overview. FDDI Strong Points. FDDI Weak Points. ATM. ATM Overview. ATM Strong Points. ATM Weak Points. DPAM. DPAM Overview. DPAM Strong Points. DPAM Weak Points. Fiber Channel. Fast Ethernet. Fast Ethernet Overview. Fast Ethernet Strong Points. Fast Ethernet Weak Points. 7. Collision Domains: Extra for Experts. What is a Collision Domain? How MAC Timing Works. Why the Diameter of a Collision Domain Matters. 8. Reference Materials. Books About Ethernet. Books About Other High-Speed LANs. General Books About LAN Technology. Ordering Ethernet Documents. Standards Closely Related to Fast Ethernet. Sources. Clauses of IEEE Std 802.3. Recent Supplements to IEEE Std 802.3.