The Medium Access Sublayer
PPT Slide
The MAC Layer Problem
Fixed Assignment Multiaccess Protocols
Fixed Assignment: Performance
Random Access Protocols
Aloha Performance
Aloha Performance (cont)
CSMA
CSMA Performance
CSMA/CD
CSMA/CD Performance
IEEE 802.3 CSMA/CD
10Base5 Cabling Rules
802.3 PHY Standards
10BASE5 vs 10BASE-T
Manchester Encoding
Ethernet Address Format
Frame Format
Fast Ethernet Standards
100 BASE-X
Interconnection Devices
Transparent Bridges
Transparent Bridges (cont)
Ethernet vs Fast Ethernet
Full-Duplex Ethernet
Gigabit Ethernet
Logical Link Control
LLC Type 1
LLC Type 2, 3
LLC Multiplexing
Token Ring
Priorities
FDDI
Dual-Ring of Trees Topology
Summary
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