3.7.   Gigabit Ethernet      253

 Fibre Channel,      
         -
-   ,   , 
  8/10.

        Gigabit Ethernet Alliance
      ,  Bay Networks, Cisco Systems 
3Com.       Gigabit Ethernet Alliance
      100.    
      Fiber Channel,   
8/10 (    Fast Ethernet,       -
   FDDI).

       1997 ,  
 802.3z   29  1998     IEEE 802.3.
   Gigabit Ethernet     5  
  802.,     
  ,    1998    
 .    802.3ab   -
 1999 .

   ,     -
 Gigabit Ethernet       1997 .

    Gigabit Ethernet   
    Ethernet    -
  1000 /.

         -
 ,       ,  
,  Gigabit Ethernet,        , 
    :

  ;

  ;

      (   

      ,     Ethernet

lOBase-T  lOBase-F  Fast Ethernet).

         
 ,      .   
Gigabit Ethernet   ?

       :   
  .         20 000  -
        
100         
100 /,          
  .     
1000 /    Gigabit Ethernet  ,  
          
.

         ,  
        
         -