Difference between revisions of "Full duplex"
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| − | Full duplex means 2 channels where each channel goes in the opposite direction of the other. What this means is that at 100 Mbps full duplex you can send 100 Mbps of data and receive 100 Mbps of data for an aggregate of 200 Mbps. Collisions in full duplex cannot happen. | + | Full duplex means 2 channels where each channel goes in the opposite direction of the other. What this means is that at 100 Mbps full duplex you can send 100 Mbps of data and receive 100 Mbps of data for an aggregate of 200 Mbps. Collisions in full duplex cannot happen. [[Ethernet]] [[switch]]es are full-duplex most of the time. |
Revision as of 12:17, 13 October 2005
Full duplex means 2 channels where each channel goes in the opposite direction of the other. What this means is that at 100 Mbps full duplex you can send 100 Mbps of data and receive 100 Mbps of data for an aggregate of 200 Mbps. Collisions in full duplex cannot happen. Ethernet switches are full-duplex most of the time.
