... 1996, soon after IEEE announced the formation of the 802.3z Gigabit Ethernet Standards project. At last count, there were over 95 companies in the alliance from the networking, computer and integrated circuit industries. The new Gigabit Ethernet standards will be fully compatible with existing Ethernet installations. Particularly, it will retain Carrier Sense Multiple Access/ Collision Detection (CSMA/CD ... Ethernet standard, even though it maintains the same CSMA/CD protocol, frame format and frame size. Therefore, adaptation will be necessary in many areas, such as cabling, switch and...

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... were making PCs with 16Mb of memory, expandable to 64Mb, running with a processor speed of 33MHz. The cost of buying the hardware has come down considerably as the machines have become commodity items. IBM was first co-operate with Digital Research but when the collaboration ... the sending router can determine an alternate route to keep traffic moving. Routers also provide links between networks that speak different languages; or in computer speak; networks that use different "protocols". Rooters not only connect networks in a single location or set of buildings, they provide interface...

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