Since its introduction as a local-area-network (LAN) technology over 40 years ago, Ethernet has evolved into the communications backbone for all kinds of networks. This includes enterprise LANs transitioning from semi-proprietary protocols long ago, to the more recent shifts among telecommunications service providers, to packet-based carrier Ethernet for wired and wireless infrastructure. More recently, industrial Internet of Things (IoT) networks are migrating to Ethernet as well...
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