Engineers often discover ways to leverage technology in applications for which it was never intended. Sometimes the fit is “good enough” and the resulting economies of scale are sufficient to make the ...

With Ethernet turning 50 this year, Ars is resurfacing this feature on the development and evolution of Ethernet that was originally published in 2011. Although watching TV shows from the 1970s ...

Ever-increasing volumes of traffic strain the capacities of computing and communications gear. Boosting port speeds from 100Mbps Ethernet to 1Gbps Ethernet – and now to 10Gbps Ethernet – on servers, ...

Since its 1980s debut with 10Mbps shared LANs over coaxial cables, Ethernet has seen consistent advancements, now with the potential to support speeds up to 1.6Tbps. This progression has allowed ...

Packet Design LLC has spun off two companies to further develop and market its networking technologies. Packet Design was formed in May 2000 by serial entrepreneurs and former Cisco executives Judy ...

This file type includes high-resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. Ethernet is the go-to networking technology for practically all networking needs. It forms the backbone of most ...

We expect a lot from Ethernet these days: gigabit-per-second speeds (GbE), optical Ethernet, and using it as a power-delivery conduit via Power over Ethernet (PoE). Now, users—primarily those in the ...

Although watching TV shows from the 1970s suggests otherwise, the era wasn't completely devoid of all things resembling modern communication systems. Sure, the 50 Kbps modems that the ARPANET ran on ...

Although watching TV shows from the 1970s suggests otherwise, the era wasn’t completely devoid of all things resembling modern communication systems. Sure, the 50Kbps modems that the ARPANET ran on ...