6.033 - Computer System Engineering | Handout 9 - February 22, 2000 |
"Packet repeaters" were used to extend the "signal cover" of an Ethernet. Do "packet repeaters" make Ethernet scalable in terms of number of connected nodes? What other mechanisms did the designers of Ethernet use to attempt to achieve scalability in terms of number of nodes? Do these mechanisms make Ethernet more or less reliable? Give an example of how these mechanisms may make Ethernet more or less reliable.An interesting side-note: The paper describing Ethernet is "old": 1976. In fact, it is so old that it describes the experimental Ethernet, which ran at 3 MB/second, rather than the commercial standard, which runs at 10 MB/second. If you already know a lot about the current Ethernet, you may notice a number of interesting differences as you read the paper.
Review session for the first quiz will be in 4-270 from 7-9pm.
Design Project 1 is assigned today. Look out for the Design Project on the web.
Design Project 1 is due in two weeks: Thursday, March 16.
 
Quiz 1 will be held from 2-3pm on Friday, March 3, 2000. The quiz will cover all the material up to and including the February 29th recitation (R8). The quiz will be open book and open notes meaning that you can use any course materials from this year. The quiz will be held on the third floor of Walker and in 34-101. See the chart below to determine which location you should go to for the quiz.
Last Name Location A-R Walker S-Z 34-101
There will be a quiz review from 7-9pm, Wednesday, March 1st. Room 4-270. During this time we will go over an outline of the covered subjects and explain a few questions from the practice quizzes.
If you have a problem regarding the scheduling of the quiz, email Professor Kaashoek at kaashoek@mit.edu.
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