Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!ginosko!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!JVNCA.CSC.ORG!aggarwal From: aggarwal@JVNCA.CSC.ORG (Vikas Aggarwal none) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip Subject: Thinwire vs. Thickwire Message-ID: <8909291306.AA06775@jvnca.csc.org> Date: 29 Sep 89 13:06:39 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 35 Just to collect one's views on Thinwire ethernet vs Thickwire ethernet, I am listing what I know about the topic: THINWIRE Flexible Low cost ( app. $3.00 per meter ) 10 Mb bandwidth Max segment length - 185 meters (30 nodes per segment) One multiport repeater can handle upto 8 segments THICKWIRE More resilient for running through floors and ceilings Higher cost (app $11.00 per meter) 10 Mb bandwidth Max segment length - 500 meters Based on the above, I would choose thickwire ONLY if the length of the segment had to be more than 500 mts or if the wire was going to run through adverse areas. Any comments ?? -vikas ------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHN VON NEUMANN NATIONAL SUPERCOMPUTER CENTER INTERNET: aggarwal@jvnca.csc.org UUCP: rutgers!jvnca!aggarwal BITNET: aggarwal@jvncc --------------------------------------------------------------------------