100BASE-TX Technology Overview
100Mbps Fast Ethernet Introduction
Computers today have become increasingly powerful, with the capability to accommodate very sophisticated uses such as multimedia applications,
Recognizing this need for greater bandwidth and lower latency, a variety of technologies such as FDDI, ATM, and Fast Ethernet (100Mbps) have been adopted by many vendors. Fast Ethernet technology stands out as the most inexpensive and smoothest migration path for existing 10Mbps Ethernet users in part because it does not require a protocol translation when sharing data with 10Mbps Ethernet.
Fast Ethernet is a relatively new standard specified by the IEEE 802.3 LAN committee. It is an extension of the 10Mbps Ethernet standard with the ability to transmit and receive data at 100Mbps, while maintaining the CSMA/CD Ethernet protocol. Since Fast Ethernet is compatible with all 10Mbps Ethernet environments, it provides a straightforward upgrade with- out wasting the company’s existing investment in hardware, software, and trained personnel.
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