Abstract:Ethernetlocalareanetworkoperationisspecifiedforselectedspeedsofoperationfrom1Mb/sto100Gb/susingacommonmediaaccesscontrol(MAC)specificationandmanagementinformationbase(MIB).TheCarrierSenseMultipleAccesswithCollisionDetection(CSMA/CD)MACprotocolspecifiessharedmedium(halfduplex