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Ethernet vs ArcNet and Token Ring (5:47)
Geoff Thompson discusses the role of the advocacy of Bob Metcalfe to the success of Ethernet. The other technologies didn’t have the same push into the supplier base even though they may have been “?Good enough”?. [Special thanks to Geoff Thompson for supplying the above description and title]
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Switching Takes Over and Ethernet Grabs Switching (2:52)
Geoff Thompson and Steve Haddock (audience) discuss how the evolution to full-duplex switched networks changed the game. [Special thanks to Geoff Thompson for supplying the above description and title]
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Half Duplex vs Full Duplex and Its Place in Network Evolution (6:08)
Geoff Thompson discusses the evolution of network maturity. The others discuss how that worked for LANs and other suppporting factors. [Special thanks to Geoff Thompson for supplying the above description and title]
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Aloha and Then Ethernet (2:36)
Geoff Thompson answers a question about the earlier Aloha Net and its relationship to Ethernet. He also talks about the history of the name, Ethernet. [Special thanks to Geoff Thompson for supplying the above description and title]
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MAC Address Depletion and Virtual Machines (2:29)
Geoff Thompson discusses the impact of virtual machines on address depletion. Joe Skorupa asserts that the Internet of Things is a larger danger. [Special thanks to Geoff Thompson for supplying the above description and title]
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Connectors and Wrap-Up (1:00)
Tom Slykhouse reopens the discussion on connectors. Geoff Thompson wraps things up. [Special thanks to Geoff Thompson for supplying the above description and title]
