On Sunday 12 September 2010 13:46:38 Per Jessen wrote:
Well yes, we've all been there, but that's not quite what is meant by "Ethernet-To-The-Home".
Then what does? It was already in the mid-90s (96-98) when some people were already able to connect Internet over Ethernet this was dependent on whether their building is already connected.
So the difference is only in fiber optics? Optic cable is an Ethernet technology nothing more than 10 Mbit/s card. The provider uses those technologies which he considers economically viable. This does not impact end-user as optic cable anyway does not reach apartments, and possible even separate buildings. Currently in each building there is a hub with several 100 Mbit/s ports and at least two 1 Gigabit/s ports (one of them used for uplink to the provider and the other is in reserve). The Gigabit ports may be copper or optic or support the both cable types. This does not make any difference for a end-user. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org