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