OT: Re: How does gigabit ethernet work?

From: Hans Franke <Hans.Franke_at_mch20.sbs.de>
Date: Thu Feb 11 09:52:19 1999

> Sorry, I know this wasn't classic computer stuff but, I figured that you
> guys would know the answer.

Try an OT header next time.

> Let me push the question a bit more....
> -How do they squeeze that much data down the line? Fiber-optics cabling
> only? Data multiplexing?

What about trying to think ? How do they squeze some 160+ MBit, as needed
for a simple TV chanel within a cable (~512x625x25x16) - and they put not
only one one, but rather some dozends of _uncompressed_ chanels within one
cable, one simple copper cable as installed in hundreds of million places
and they do it since 40+ years .... much data come on - if you would ask
for 1,000 GBit connections maybe :)

> -How do they discriminate the beginning of one packet from the end of
> another when running at such high speeds?

How can they seperate even a single Byte from each other at the ridicoulous
speed of 300 Bd - even more, how they seperate two bits ?

C'me on - it's the same water than ever - and it boils still at the same
pressure/temperature combination.

Gruss
H.


--
Ich denke, also bin ich, also gut
HRK
Received on Thu Feb 11 1999 - 09:52:19 GMT

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