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From: aggarwal@JVNCA.CSC.ORG (Vikas Aggarwal none)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Thinwire vs. Thickwire
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Date: 29 Sep 89 13:06:39 GMT
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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

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