Ethernet: Redefining networking at the tender age of 40


  • TECH
  • Monday, 30 Sep 2013

UBIQUITOUS: Ethernet today connects datacentre networks, PCs, laptops, tablets, smartphones, the smart grid, smart meters, personal medical devices, and even connected cars.

By SEAN ONG

Earlier this year, Ethernet celebrated its 40th birthday. First mentioned in a memo circulated to colleagues at Xerox in 1973 by Robert Metcalfe, who is universally credited as its inventor, Ethernet has played a key part in nearly every information technology revolution to date.

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