Ethernet is media agnostic. Fiber is a specific flavor. Likewise, cat5
would just be media specific.
bp
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On 9/9/2021 8:58 AM, Nate Burke wrote:
I'm watching the live spacewalk that is on. They keep referencing
that they are routing a new 'Ethernet' cable on the outside of the
spacestation as a redundant data path between 2 modules. I would
think that they would do everything as Fiber to prevent RF
Interference. Is it because they just recently upgraded the computers
from Token Ring? Or is it really a fiber line, and they just keep
calling it Ethernet. Or are Fiber components really heavy to lift
into space, or big power draws?
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