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Classic Ethernet Explained

Classic Ethernet uses a single shared cable or bus topology to connect multiple stations at data rates of 3-10 Mbps. It comprises of a long coaxial cable with network interface cards connecting stations to transmit broadcast frames. Repeaters are used to regenerate weakening signals and join cable segments. Frames have fields for preamble, destination/source addresses, type, data, padding, and error checking CRC.

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Classic Ethernet Explained

Classic Ethernet uses a single shared cable or bus topology to connect multiple stations at data rates of 3-10 Mbps. It comprises of a long coaxial cable with network interface cards connecting stations to transmit broadcast frames. Repeaters are used to regenerate weakening signals and join cable segments. Frames have fields for preamble, destination/source addresses, type, data, padding, and error checking CRC.

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Architecture of Classic Ethernet

Ethernet is a set of technologies and protocols that are used primarily in LANs. It was first standardized in
1980s as IEEE 802.3 standard. Ethernet is classified into two categories: classic Ethernet and switched
Ethernet.

Classic Ethernet is the original form of Ethernet that provides data rates between 3 to 10 Mbps. The varieties
are commonly referred as 10BASE-X. Here, 10 is the maximum throughput, i.e. 10 Mbps, BASE denoted use
of baseband transmission, and X is the type of medium used.

Architecture
Classic Ethernet is simplest form of Ethernet. It comprises of an Ethernet medium composed of a long piece of
coaxial cable. Stations can be connected to the coaxial cable using a card called the network interface (NI).
The NIs are responsible for receiving and transmitting data through the network. Repeaters are used to make
end-to-end joins between cable segments as well as re-generate the signals if they weaken. When a station is
ready to transmit, it places its frame in the cable. This arrangement is called the broadcast bus.

The configuration is illustrated as follows −

Frame Format of Classic Ethernet


The main fields of a frame of classic Ethernet are −

Preamble: It is a 8 bytes starting field that provides alert and timing pulse for transmission.
Destination Address: It is a 6 byte field containing physical address of destination stations.
Source Address: It is a 6 byte field containing the physical address of the sending station.
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Type: It a 2 bytes field that instructs the receiver which process to give the frame to.
Data: This is a variable sized field carries the data from the upper layers. The maximum size of data field is
1500 bytes.
Padding: This is added to the data to bring its length to the minimum requirement of 46 bytes.
CRC: CRC stands for cyclic redundancy check. It contains the error detection information.

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