Ethernet: All about the Physical Layer

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Book:		Ethernet: The Definitive Guide
Subject:		Ethernet: All about the Physical Layer
Date:		2007-05-16 13:28:09
From:		Anonymous Reader
Response to: Ethernet: All about the Physical Layer
Rating: Although aging, this book is a great description of Ethernet from the original 10Mbs thick cabling thorugh the gigabit standards. It covers copper and fiber media standards, connectors, auto-negotiation, switches, frame layout and a lot more. The book deals with layers 1 and 2 of the OSI reference model. It contains only passing references to things like RIP, OSPF, SNMP, IP, etc. as these items aren't Ethernet. For details on layers 3, 4, and 5 of the OSI reference model, may I recommend Douglas E. Comer's "Internetworking with TCP/IP: Principles, Protocols, and Architectures", volume 1.