Ethernet Technology

The first Ethernet, Ethernet DIX, was named after the companies that proposed it: Digital, Intel, and Xerox. During this time, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) had been working on Ethernet standardization, which became known as Project 802. Upon its success, the Ethernet plan evolved into the IEEE 802.3 standard. Based on carrier sensing, as originally developed by Robert Metcalfe, David Boggs, and their team of engineers, Ethernet became a major player in communication mediums, competing head-to-head with IBM’s proposed Token Ring, or IEEE 802.5

Tags: communication mediums, Electronics Engineers, Ethernet DIX, Ethernet Technology, Token Ring