G.Ramachandran, T.Muthumanickam, T.Sheela and R.Thirunavukkarasu
Ethernet is one of the few protocols that has increased its bandwidth, while retaining its basic functional characteristics such as Layer 2 protocol, frame format, packet oriented, non- guaranteed delivery. As the capability to drive signals faster over both copper and fiber media has increased due to advances in circuit design and process technology, Ethernet too has seen its capabilities extend beyond the ubiquitous triple speed (10/100/1000 Mb/s) MAC to 10 Gb/s and beyond.The 10 Gigabit Ethernet standard is specified in IEEE 802.3ae 2002 and its most recent amendments (2008). With rapidly changing patterns of computing shifting between “thick” to “thin” clients, powerful workstations to centralized servers, and advancing regulatory requirements for data backup, Ethernet has been extended to support many applications. The increase in affordable computing and multimedia processing in both home and enterprise systems has resulted in the explosion of data generated and consumed in public and private networks. Ethernet plays a vital role in delivering this data end-to-end and providing a common backhaul for interconnect and data backup.
Ethernet, Bandwidth, Protocols