-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Andrew Lentvorski wrote: > The problem is that Ethernet uses CSMA/CD (carrier sense multiple > access/collision detect) and cannot, by its nature, provide transmission > guarantees.
Only on non-switched networks right? You generally don't have collisions on switched networks which is why you can do things like use ethernet as an ATA bus with AoE. > Apparently, there is a form of "industrial ethernet" which relies on a > star topology. Presumably, the main controller has to rely on a > round-robin/token to arbitrate between the arms of the star and we're > back to an ATM/token system. How is this different from just having a switch in there? - -- Tracy R Reed Read my blog at http://ultraviolet.org Key fingerprint = D4A8 4860 535C ABF8 BA97 25A6 F4F2 1829 9615 02AD Non-GPG signed mail gets read only if I can find it among the spam. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGQp5M9PIYKZYVAq0RAn+JAKCY/rlwA//x+883yos4uUN6HwG6fACePCvT APOOxijM6vO9t5NwvUDcs7w= =KkKb -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
