IEEE-802.x LAN Standards - The Ethernet System

Devised by Metcalfe and Boggs (1976) from Xerox Parc, (CACM, July 1976, pp395-404).

The 'Ethernet' system is a member of the IEEE-802 family of protocols for local area networks (it is 802.3). 802.3 uses a 1-persistent Carrier-Sense Multiple-Access with Collision Detection (CSMA/CD) method.

See:

• Ethernet: Distributed Packet Switching for Local Computer Networks
• Ethernet Systems on Personal Computers