Cisco Presentation Guide
Cisco Presentation Guide
Cisco Presentation Guide
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Half-duplex and Full-duplex<br />
Ethernet<br />
•Half Half duplex – colission envirnment<br />
(CSMA/CD)<br />
•Full Full duplex - colission-free<br />
(switched) environment<br />
In half-duplex mode we have to adhere CSMA/<br />
CD timing that implies the maximum cable<br />
lengths<br />
For compatibility with half-duplex NICs, P2P<br />
links may also operate in half-duplex mode<br />
© 2009 Petr Grygárek, FEI VŠB-TU Ostrava, Computer Networks (Bc.)<br />
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