ethernet

Speech parts

1. ethernet - Noun

2. Ethernet - Proper noun

Meaning

a type of network technology for local area networks; coaxial cable carries radio frequency signals between computers at a rate of 10 megabits per second

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

LAN can technology command ether EDI Bluetooth client-server colocation networking serial communication interface cat5e wired networking cable networking cat5e network
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Hypernyms

LAN local area network

Phrases with the word

ethernet printer ethernet network ethernet networks point-to-point protocol over ethernet ppp over ethernet

Examples

One of my bosses happened to be one of the early architects of some of the ways Internet providers work. He taught me how the cables connect, how the telecom providers work... I learned how to make my own Ethernet cables, all the way up to running a small business. David Ulevitch

100BaseVG is a 100 Mbit/s Ethernet standard specified to run over four pairs of category 3 UTP wires (known as voice grade, hence the "VG"). Source: Internet

A 1500 byte (12000-bit) full-size Ethernet frame takes only 1.2 µs to transmit on a 10 Gbit/s network, reducing the need for small cells to reduce jitter due to contention. Source: Internet

AAUI connectors were also present on some Processor Direct Slot Ethernet adapter cards used in Macintosh LC and Performa machines. Source: Internet

According to Ethernet specifications, collisions should be detected during the first 64 bytes of the frame, so frames that are in error because of a collision will not be forwarded. Source: Internet

Address details The original IEEE 802 MAC address comes from the original Xerox Ethernet addressing scheme. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

etherizer etherlike etherlipid ethernet cable ethernet network ethernet networks