In Reply to: Tony thanks! posted by Gordon Rankin on May 4, 2015 at 08:25:05:
There are a zillion commercial variants of Ethernet, going all the way back to the original 10 Mbps Ethernet on RG 8 U style triax dating to 1980. These are all compatible and can be easily interconnected with LAN bridges (which will also go between wired and wireless). Over time, there will be a zillion more, undoubtedly some will use copper wiring and others will use optical fibers.
I don't see wireless replacing cables for anything that is too big to be portable. For my entire life I have yet to see any radio system that provided the consistency and reliability of wired communication. In any event, "Etherenet" today means the packet format, not the PHY. With LAN bridges even the MAC isn't the defining aspect.
Tony Lauck
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- RE: Tony thanks! - Tony Lauck 05/4/1510:08:45 05/4/15 (3)
- RE: Tony thanks! - Ugly 08:19:28 05/9/15 (2)
- RE: Tony thanks! - Tony Lauck 12:28:18 05/9/15 (1)
- Some excellent points you made. - Ugly 13:16:21 05/9/15 (0)