Internet - Networking History of Ethernet

In my efforts to learn about the Integrated modular avionics face challenges, as most of the references in the internet assume that the reader understand the basic computer networking. We may come across comments stating that "the new AFDX is using is ethernet based" system. Thus, understanding the basic of computer networking is necessary to understand intergrated modular avionics.

I begin my search at the history of internet...
The history of ethernet began with Mr Xerox corporation in 1973, devising a system to connect its laser printer to multiple computers.

It is package data communication.
74 - PC was connected to the co-ax cable to communicate with other computers.Out of their own creativity the co-ax cable was called 'ether'. This was how the name ethernet was coined.

79  - Effort to manufacture ethernet compatible products.

80 - Promote ethernet as the standard communication network for PC. Compete with IBM, who promoted token ring.

89 - Ethernet won the battle when they switched the cabling standard to UTP.

The speed had brown tremendously, this was how it started:

- Started as 2.98 megabytes
- 10Base T - 10 megabyte per sec using the UTP
- 100 Base T - 100 megabytes
- 1 Gig
- 10 Gig



Reference : http://youtu.be/g5MezxMcRmk