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The Future of Ethernet
Where is Ethernet going? The technology's inventor is already talking about Terabit Ethernet that abandons the standards as we know and understand them. Meanwhile, 40 Gigabit Ethernet is starting to emerge, as the 100 Gigabit standard begins to take shape. And yet we still call Wi-Fi Ethernet, along with all the other forms of network technology currently in use. Can Ethernet handle all the requirements being thrown at it and remain Ethernet? Or is it all just marketing?
