Aucbvax.6476
fa.works
utcsrgv!utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!works
Sun Mar 14 23:56:52 1982
Ethernet Doomed?
>From Ryland@Sri-Kl Wed Mar 10 01:09:45 1982
Date: Tuesday, 9 Mar 1982 13:44-PST
From: guyton at Rand-Unix
[ . . .]
Liddle claims assertions of broadband cost advantages are
"rubbish." Although many broadband components are the same type
of units used for CATV transmissions, and are, therefore,
produced in quantity at low costs, the broadband transmitters are
relatively expensive and difficult to maintain on a one-per-work-
station basis, Liddle says. Broadband systems also require a
separate modem and controller for each terminal at each node,
while Ethernet requires only one controller per node.
This is nonsense. Ethernet also requires a modem and controller per
node. He must have been misquoted or misunderstood.
Broadband also suffers in comparison to baseband during the
planning stage, Liddle says. "You need a galactic plan to
implement a broadband network because you must ensure systgem
balance, since a strong signal can overpower a weak one." Drop
cables to terminals must also be of the same length.
This is also partial nonsense. Would someone from Sytek or one of the
broadband companies please clarify?
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