What are the properties of Ethernet?

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Vinay asked 4 years ago

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Nitin answered 4 years ago

The Ethernet properties are:
 

  1. Protocol simplicity
  2. Relative low cost and elegant implementation of LAN system.
  3. High flexibility due to the bus topology and the cable tapping facility resulting in easy addition or removal of devices and systems.
  4. High reliability which assures the continuation of the operation of the network even if one or more workstation fail.
  5. Uses decentralized access control.
  6. Ethernet is a broadcast network.
  7. Ethernet provides best effort delivery. It does not provide any information to the source of the frame sent by it has successfully reached the destination.