Frame bursting is a transmission technique used at the data link layer of the OSI model to increase the rate of transmission of data frames. It can be effectively deployed in Gigabit Ethernets to increase network throughput. It is specified in the draft 802.11e QoS specification.By this technique, a sender ... Read More

A multistation access unit (MSAU), also called a media access unit (MAU), is a central device that acts as Ethernet transceivers in local area networks. It is used to connect network stations or nodes in LANs and operates according to the principle of token ring. The multiple stations are connected ... Read More

In computer networks, Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) is the family of Ethernet technologies that achieve theoretical data rates of 1 gigabit per second (1 Gbps). It was introduced in 1999 and was defined by the IEEE 802.3ab standard.Varieties of Gigabit EthernetThe popular varieties of fast Ethernet are 1000Base-SX, 1000Base-LX, 1000BASE-T and ... Read More

100BASE-TX is the technical name of Fast Ethernet over twisted pair cables. It is a predominant form of Fast Ethernet carrying data traffic at 100 Mbps (Mega bits per second) in local area networks (LAN). It was launched as the IEEE 802.3u standard in 1995. Here, 100 is the maximum ... Read More

Thin Ethernet, popularly known as cheapernet or thinnet, is among the family of Ethernet standards that uses thinner coaxial cable as a transmission media. It is technically known as 10-BASE-2. Here, 10 is the maximum throughput, i.e. 10 Mbps, BASE denoted use of baseband transmission, and 2 refers to the ... Read More

Thick EthernetThick Ethernet was the first commercially available form of cabling supported by Ethernet. It is technically known as 10-BASE-5. Here, 10 is the maximum throughput, i.e. 10 Mbps, BASE denoted use of baseband transmission, and 5 refers to the maximum segment length of 500 metres (1, 600 ft). This ... Read More

Classic Ethernet is the original form of Ethernet used primarily in LANs. It provides data rates between 3 to 10 Mbps.It operates both in the physical layer and in the MAC sublayer of the OSI model. In the physical layer, the features of the cables and networks are considered. In ... Read More

Multicasting in computer network is a group communication, where a sender(s) send data to multiple receivers simultaneously. It supports one – to – many and many – to – many data transmission across LANs or WANs. Through the process of multicasting, the communication and processing overhead of sending the same ... Read More

Broadcasting in computer network is a group communication, where a sender sends data to receivers simultaneously. This is an all − to − all communication model where each sending device transmits data to all other devices in the network domain.The ways of operation of broadcasting may be −A high level ... Read More

Token Bus (IEEE 802.4) is a standard for implementing token ring over the virtual ring in LANs. The physical media has a bus or a tree topology and uses coaxial cables. A virtual ring is created with the nodes/stations and the token is passed from one node to the next ... Read More