The ethernet: a local area network: data link layer and physical layer specifications

This article describes Ethernet passive optical networks, an emerging local subscriber access architecture that combines low-cost point-to-multipoint fiber infrastructure with Ethernet. EPONs are designed to carry Ethernet frames at standard Ethernet ...

A portable fiber optic local area network has been implemented for emergency command center communications. This network operates under a carrier sense multiple-access (CSMA) protocol and employs an architecture based on a unique active star node. The ...