I have started to look at "Fast Ethernet" and see "Full-Duplex Switched Fast Ethernet". I mean, the switch ports are SO cheap, why do anything less... On Fri, Feb 06, 1998 at 04:17:53PM -0500, Dean Anderson wrote:
At 2:35 PM -0500 2/6/98, Deepak Jain wrote:
FDDI can run full duplex, as for the other two things its a matter of opinion & conditions. (One I agree with, but still opinion).
For desktops, I agree completely that fast ethernet is the way to go. Fast ether hubs are cheaper and easier to wire than cddi hubs (no cross over cables required).
For a backbone, though, I would point out that FDDI is a token ring protocol, so performance is always predictable. Ethernet, and fast ethernet have performance knees. (Actually, I'm assuming Fast Ethernet will have a knee at around 70% utilization. I haven't tested that it really does). Also, both Fiber and Copper can be implemented with dual attached rings which might be an advantage for a backbone link.
--Dean
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