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The invention of Ethernet is based on the principles of packet switching, the development of both the ARPANET and ALOHANet, and it both impacted and was influenced by the principles underlying the interconnection of networks.
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- On May 22, 1973, Bob Metcalfe at Xerox PARC documented the invention of Ethernet in a Memo, which described communication across different "ethers" - including cable, telephone, and radio - building on the ALOHAnet protocol.
- Bob Metcalfe, David Boggs, and Tat Lam built the first Ethernet prototype at 2.94 Mbps
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Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn published a specification for TCP, titled Protocol for Packet Network Interconnection in IEEE Transactions on Communications -
- Ethernet Paper
- David Boggs, Tat Lam, Butler Lampson, Bob Metcalfe, Eric Rawson, Ron Schmidt, John Shoch, Ed Taft and Chuck Thacker all contributed to this seminal effort
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The productization of the research system started with the definition of X-Wire a 20 Mbps system which then became 10 Mbps.
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- X-Wire
- Key people: Bob Belleville, Ron Crane, Will Crowther, Yogen Dalal, Bob Garner, David Liddle, Bob Metcalfe, Hal Murray, Roy Ogus, David Redell
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Bob Metcalfe founded 3Com to commercialize the Ethernet -
Ungermann-Bass founded to develop Ethernet-based terminal access products -
Bob Metcalfe persuaded Gordon Bell at DEC, David Liddle at Xerox and Phil Kaufman at Intel to jointly develop an Ethernet specification based on X-Wire. This group was called DIX -
The creation of the Ethernet standard involved collaboration between DEC, Intel and Xerox, and then ratification by IEEE/ISO as IEEE 802.3.
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Simultaneously to the creation of the standard, the commercialization of Ethernet began by 3Com and Ungermann-Bass, and then quickly followed by many startups.
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IEEE formed an 802 committee to develop local area networking standards.
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- DIX group published "Blue Book" Ethernet specification.
- DIX: from DEC -- Michael Begun, Gordon Bell, Tony Lauck, , Dave Potter, Dave Rodgers, Rich Seifert; from Intel – Phil Kaufman, Ryan Ryan; from Xerox – Ron Crane, Yogen Dalal, David Liddle, David Redell
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Interlan founded to develop Ethernet components
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Mayfield Fund, Melchor Venture Management, and New Enterprise Associates led a $1.1 million, first-round financing for 3Com
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George Archuleta, Don Parker, Steve Russell found Vitalink to develop satellite data communication systems. Vitalink then moved into Ethernet-wide area bridges
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Bridge Communications founded to develop Ethernet-based terminal access products and internetwork routers -
Dado Banatao designs the first Ethernet chip
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Intel introduces the first Ethernet interface card
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David Redell, Yogen Dalal, John Shoch, and Ron Crane author Evolution of the Ethernet Local Computer Network, published in IEEE Computer
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Sun Microsystems founded to develop UNIX workstations with Ethernet -
John Ahlstrom, Luca Cafiero, Kevin Fong, Mario Mazzola, John Wakerly found DAVID Systems to develop Ethernet on twisted pair and hubs
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Excelan founded to build smart Ethernet cards
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Novell founded to develop network software on Ethernet
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Cabletron founded as a cabling installation company
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Chris Batterham, Janice Roberts found BICC Data Networks as one of the first European companies to provide Ethernet products
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Cisco founded to develop router products -
IEEE / ISO: Jerry Clancey, Judy Estrin, Ingride Fromm, Bob Gallin, Maris Graube, Howard Johnson, Don Loughry, Bill Lynch, Bob Printis, Freidrich Roscheisen, John Shoch
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Avi Folgel creates Lannet to develop Ethernet switching hubs
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SynOptics founded to develop twisted-pair Ethernet hubs
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Compaq acquired Networth
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Wellfleet founded to develop router products
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Network General founded to develop Ethernet monitoring tools
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3Com acquired Bridge and entered the router business
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Kalpana founded to develop intelligent switching hubs
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George Archuleta & John Wakerly create Alantec to develop intelligent switching hubs
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Jeff Lin & Wilson Wong create Asante to provide Ethernet adapter cards for Apple Macintosh computers
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Darrell Scherbarth & Gordon Stitt create Network Peripherals to manufacture high-speed networks
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Grand Junction Networks founded to develop 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet products
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Crescendo founded to develop twisted-pair FDDI network products and Ethernet hubs
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Cisco acquired Crescendo to enter the Ethernet switch business
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Cisco acquired Grand Junction Networks
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3Com acquired Chipcom
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Andy Bechtolsheim, Dave Cheriton founded Granite Systems to develop Gigabit Ethernet products
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Piyush Patel founded Yago to develop Gigabit Ethernet equipment
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Bernard Daines founded Packet Engines, to develop Gigabit Ethernet equipment
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Prominet founded to develop Gigabit Ethernet equipment
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Joe Kennedy, Milan Momirov, Ross Scheibler founded Rapid City to develop Gigabit Ethernet equipment
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Alteon founded to develop Gigabit Ethernet equipment)
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Extreme founded to develop Gigabit Ethernet equipment
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Foundry founded to develop Gigabit Ethernet equipment
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