Ethernet Ethernet standards milestones • • • • • • • • 1973: Ethernet Invented 1983: 10Mbps Ethernet 1985: 10Mbps Repeater 1990: 10BASE-T 1995: 100Mbps Ethernet 1998: 1000Mbps Ethernet 2002: 10Gbps Ethernet 2010: 40Gbps and 100Gbps Ethernet Ethernet Usage • Most widely used networking technology. – Everything generic computer has one or more Ethernet port. – Data center machines are mostly connected with Ethernet. The original Ethernet • Robert Metcalfe’s design