Institutional access: local area networks

• company/univ local area network (LAN) connects end system to edge router

• Ethernet:

  • shared or dedicated cable connects end system and router
  • 10 Mbs, 100Mbps, Gigabit Ethernet

• deployment: institutions, home LANs soon

• LANs: chapter 5

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