High-Speed Networks

High Speed Networks

Fast Ethernet = 100 Mbps.

Gigabit Ethernet = 1000 Mbps.

Uses IEEE 802.3 standard.

Backward compatible.

Common in LANs.

ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode): Uses fixed-size 53-byte cells.

Supports voice, video, and data.

High-speed switching.

Low delay.

Mostly replaced by Ethernet/IP networks.

FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface): Uses optical fiber.

Speed = 100 Mbps.

Dual-ring architecture.

Fault tolerant.

Used in backbone networks.