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CHAPTER 12 Fundamentals of Networking, Local-Area Networks, and Ethernet

This chapter discusses fundamentals of networking, local-area networks (LANs), and Ethernet. It explains that most computers today are networked to connect and share resources. A network allows two or more computers to connect. A LAN consists of hardware like cables and software. Ethernet is one of the oldest and most commonly used LANs, using baseband data transfer and the Manchester encoding format. Ethernet continues to evolve with new capabilities.

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CHAPTER 12 Fundamentals of Networking, Local-Area Networks, and Ethernet

This chapter discusses fundamentals of networking, local-area networks (LANs), and Ethernet. It explains that most computers today are networked to connect and share resources. A network allows two or more computers to connect. A LAN consists of hardware like cables and software. Ethernet is one of the oldest and most commonly used LANs, using baseband data transfer and the Manchester encoding format. Ethernet continues to evolve with new capabilities.

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PRINCIPLES OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS (4th Edition)

By LOUIS E. FRENZEL JR.

CHAPTER 12

Fundamentals of Networking, Local-Area Networks, and Ethernet

The first computers were single-user machines. Later, timesharing machines

were created, which permitted several people to use the machine at the same time.

With the introduction of personal computers (PCs), the one computer–one user model

reappeared with a vengeance. But it was just in the past. Most computers today are

networked, meaning they are linked to one another so they can chat, exchange

resources, and access the Internet. Almost all commercial and industrial computers are

connected to the internet. The majority of personal computers and home computers are

now networked.

A network is a transmission channel that allows two or more stations to connect

with each other. When each computer has to coordinate with two or three other

computers, the interconnections will become complicated. A LAN is made up of both

hardware and software. The processors themselves, as well as the cables and

connectors that link them, are the key hardware devices. Network access cards,

repeaters, hubs and concentrators, bridges, routers, gateways, and a variety of other

special interfacing products are all examples of network hardware.

Ethernet is one of the oldest and most commonly used of all LANs. The Aloha

wide-area satellite network, which was introduced at the University of Hawaii in the late
1960s, was the inspiration for Ethernet, which was created by Xerox Corporation at Palo

Alto Research Center in the 1970s. Baseband data transfer techniques are used via

Ethernet. This ensures that the serial data to be sent is immediately written on the bus

media. However, before delivery, the binary data is converted into the Manchester

format, a special variant of the binary code. Ethernet, despite its age, is still evolving. It

is now smoother than ever before and has a variety of new capabilities and

characteristics.

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