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Introduction to the History of Wired LAN Panel (7:34)
Geoff Thompson lays out the scope of the presentation, gives a brief synopsis of his résumé and introduces the members of the panel. He points out that this panel represents a small slice of a very large topic and he also provides a pointer to a good reference on the history of the wired LAN. The focus…
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FDDI & Token Ring Patents (5:48)
Joe Skorupa brings in the difficult situation around token ring patents, which were owned by Olof Söderblom, and Tom Slykhouse relates the origins and positioning of FDDI. [Special thanks to Dan Pitt and Geoff Thompson for supplying the above description and title]
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Network Management (7:30)
Geoff Thompson asks the group about network management. Slykhouse asks Steve Haddock (audience) about early FDDI at Sun. Skorupa asserts that Ethernet’s move from a coax bus to structured cabling was the management watershed for Ethernet. The importance of hubs is discussed. [Special thanks to Dan Pitt and Geoff Thompson for supplying the above description…
