Ethernet: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition: Designing and Managing Local Area Networks

508 Pages·2014·19.68 MB·English

by  Charles Spurgeon

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SECOND EDITION
Ethernet: The Definitive Guide
Charles E. Spurgeon and Joann Zimmerman
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Ethernet: The Definitive Guide, Second Edition
by Charles E. Spurgeon and Joann Zimmerman
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Table of Contents
Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Part I. Introduction to Ethernet
1. The Evolution of Ethernet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
History of Ethernet 3
The Aloha Network 4
The Invention of Ethernet 4
Reinventing Ethernet 6
Reinventing Ethernet for Twisted-Pair Media 7
Reinventing Ethernet for 100 Mb/s 8
Reinventing Ethernet for 1000 Mb/s 8
Reinventing Ethernet for 10, 40, and 100 Gb/s 9
Reinventing Ethernet for New Capabilities 9
Ethernet Switches 10
The Future of Ethernet 10
2. IEEE Ethernet Standards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Evolution of the Ethernet Standard 11
Ethernet Media Standards 13
IEEE Supplements 13
Draft Standards 14
Differences Between DIX and IEEE Standards 15
Organization of IEEE Standards 16
The Seven Layers of OSI 16
IEEE Sublayers Within the OSI Model 18
Levels of Compliance 20
The Effect of Standards Compliance 20
IEEE Media System Identifiers 21
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10 Megabit per Second (Mb/s) Media Systems 21
100 Mb/s Media Systems 23
1000 Mb/s Media Systems 24
10 Gb/s Media Systems 24
40 Gb/s Media Systems 25
100 Gb/s Media Systems 25
3. The Ethernet System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
The Four Basic Elements of Ethernet 27
The Ethernet Frame 28
The Media Access Control Protocol 30
Hardware 33
Network Protocols and Ethernet 36
Best-Effort Delivery 36
Design of Network Protocols 37
Protocol Encapsulation 38
Internet Protocol and Ethernet Addresses 39
Looking Ahead 41
4. The Ethernet Frame and Full-Duplex Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
The Ethernet Frame 44
Preamble 46
Destination Address 46
Source Address 48
Q-Tag 48
Envelope Prefix and Suffix 49
Type or Length Field 50
Data Field 51
FCS Field 52
End of Frame Detection 52
Full-Duplex Media Access Control 53
Full-Duplex Operation 53
Effects of Full-Duplex Operation 55
Configuring Full-Duplex Operation 55
Full-Duplex Media Support 56
Full-Duplex Media Segment Distances 56
Ethernet Flow Control 57
PAUSE Operation 58
High-Level Protocols and the Ethernet Frame 60
Multiplexing Data in Frames 60
IEEE Logical Link Control 61
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The LLC Sub-Network Access Protocol 62
5. Auto-Negotiation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Development of Auto-Negotiation 64
Auto-Negotiation for Fiber Optic Media 65
Basic Concepts of Auto-Negotiation 65
Auto-Negotiation Signaling 67
FLP Burst Operation 68
Auto-Negotiation Operation 72
Parallel Detection 74
Operation of Parallel Detection 74
Parallel Detection and Duplex Mismatch 75
Auto-Negotiation Completion Timing 76
Auto-Negotiation and Cabling Issues 77
Limiting Ethernet Speed over Category 3 Cable 78
Cable Issues and Gigabit Ethernet Auto-Negotiation 79
Crossover Cables and Auto-Negotiation 79
1000BASE-X Auto-Negotiation 80
Auto-Negotiation Commands 81
Disabling Auto-Negotiation 82
Auto-Negotiation Debugging 82
General Debugging Information 83
Debugging Tools and Commands 84
Developing a Link Configuration Policy 86
Link Configuration Policies for Enterprise Networks 87
Issues with Manual Configuration 87
6. Power Over Ethernet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Power Over Ethernet Standards 89
Goals of the PoE Standard 90
Devices That May Be Powered Over Ethernet 91
Benefits of PoE 91
PoE Device Roles 92
PoE Type Parameters 93
PoE Operation 94
Power Detection 94
Power Classification 95
Link Power Maintenance 97
Power Fault Monitoring 97
PoE and Cable Pairs 98
PoE and Ethernet Cabling 101
PoE Power Management 102
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PoE Power Requirements 102
PoE Port Management 103
PoE Monitoring and Power Policing 103
Vendor Extensions to the Standard 105
Cisco UPoE 105
Microsemi EEPoE 105
Power over HDBaseT (POH) 105
Part II. Ethernet Media Systems
7. Ethernet Media Signaling and Energy Efficient Ethernet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Media Independent Interfaces 111
Ethernet PHY Components 112
Ethernet Signal Encoding 113
Baseband Signaling Issues 113
Baseline Wander and Signal Encoding 114
Advanced Signaling Techniques 115
Ethernet Interface 115
Higher-Speed Ethernet Interfaces 116
Energy Efficient Ethernet 117
IEEE EEE Standard 118
EEE Operation 119
Impact of EEE Operation on Latency 121
EEE Power Savings 122
8. 10 Mb/s Ethernet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
10BASE-T Media System 125
10BASE-T Ethernet Interface 126
Signal Polarity and Polarity Reversal 126
10BASE-T Signal Encoding 126
10BASE-T Media Components 128
Connecting a Station to 10BASE-T Ethernet 130
10BASE-T Link Integrity Test 130
10BASE-T Configuration Guidelines 131
Fiber Optic Media Systems (10BASE-F) 131
Old and New Fiber Link Segments 132
10BASE-FL Signaling Components 133
10BASE-FL Ethernet Interface 133
10BASE-FL Signal Encoding 133
10BASE-FL Media Components 134
10BASE-FL Fiber Optic Characteristics 134
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Alternate 10BASE-FL Fiber Optic Cables 135
Fiber Optic Connectors 135
Connecting a 10BASE-FL Ethernet Segment 136
10BASE-FL Link Integrity Test 136
10BASE-FL Configuration Guidelines 137
9. 100 Mb/s Ethernet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
100BASE-X Media Systems 139
Fast Ethernet Twisted-Pair Media Systems (100BASE-TX) 140
100BASE-TX Signaling Components 140
100BASE-TX Ethernet Interface 140
100BASE-TX Signal Encoding 141
100BASE-TX Media Components 145
100BASE-TX Link Integrity Test 146
100BASE-TX Configuration Guidelines 146
Fast Ethernet Fiber Optic Media Systems (100BASE-FX) 146
100BASE-FX Signaling Components 147
100BASE-FX Signal Encoding 147
100BASE-FX Media Components 147
100BASE-FX Fiber Optic Characteristics 150
Alternate 100BASE-FX Fiber Optic Cables 150
100BASE-FX Link Integrity Test 150
100BASE-FX Configuration Guidelines 150
Long Fiber Segments 151
10. Gigabit Ethernet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Gigabit Ethernet Twisted-Pair Media Systems (1000BASE-T) 153
1000BASE-T Signaling Components 154
1000BASE-T Signal Encoding 155
1000BASE-T Media Components 158
1000BASE-T Link Integrity Test 159
1000BASE-T Configuration Guidelines 159
Gigabit Ethernet Fiber Optic Media Systems (1000BASE-X) 159
1000BASE-X Signaling Components 160
1000BASE-X Link Integrity Test 160
1000BASE-X Signal Encoding 160
1000BASE-X Media Components 161
1000BASE-X Fiber Optic Specifications 164
1000BASE-SX Loss Budget 164
1000BASE-LX Loss Budget 166
1000BASE-LX/LH Long Haul Loss Budget 166
1000BASE-SX and 1000BASE-LX Configuration Guidelines 167
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Differential Mode Delay 167
Mode-Conditioning Patch Cord 168
11. 10 Gigabit Ethernet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
10 Gigabit Standards Architecture 172
10 Gigabit Ethernet Twisted-Pair Media Systems (10GBASE-T) 173
10GBASE-T Signaling Components 174
10GBASE-T Signal Encoding 175
10GBASE-T Media Components 177
10GBASE-T Link Integrity Test 180
10GBASE-T Configuration Guidelines 180
10GBASE-T Short-Reach Mode 181
10GBASE-T Signal Latency 181
10 Gigabit Ethernet Short Copper Cable Media Systems (10GBASE-CX4) 182
10 Gigabit Ethernet Short Copper Direct Attach Cable Media Systems
(10GSFP+Cu) 183
10GSFP+Cu Signaling Components 184
10GSFP+Cu Signal Encoding 186
10GSFP+Cu Link Integrity Test 187
10GSFP+Cu Configuration Guidelines 187
10 Gigabit Ethernet Fiber Optic Media Systems 187
10 Gigabit LAN PHYs 189
10 Gb/s Fiber Optic Media Specifications 191
10 Gigabit WAN PHYs 193
12. 40 Gigabit Ethernet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Architecture of 40 Gb/s Ethernet 196
PCS Lanes 196
40 Gigabit Ethernet Twisted-Pair Media Systems (40GBASE-T) 201
40 Gigabit Ethernet Short Copper Cable Media Systems (40GBASE-CR4) 202
40GBASE-CR4 Signaling Components 204
40GBASE-CR4 Signal Encoding 205
QSFP+ Connectors and Multiple 10 Gb/s Interfaces 206
40 Gigabit Ethernet Fiber Optic Media Systems 207
40 Gb/s Fiber Optic Media Specifications 211
40GBASE-LR4 Wavelengths 213
40 Gigabit Extended Range 214
13. 100 Gigabit Ethernet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Architecture of 100 Gb/s Ethernet 215
PCS Lanes 216
100 Gigabit Ethernet Twisted-Pair Media Systems 219
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