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From: pgc@newcastle.ac.uk (P. G. Cutting)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: large ethernet question ?
Message-ID: <3105@cheviot.newcastle.ac.uk>
Date: 6 May 88 13:18:33 GMT
Organization: Computing Laboratory, U of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK NE17RU
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What are the rules governing segments and repeaters?

Are there repeaters which allow topologies other then linear
and how do the rules apply in this case?

What is the main factor that the rules seek to control
in this context? I suspect end-end prop delay since this
will affect the collisions and hence channel bandwidth.

If the end-end prop delay becomes too large will it cause
catestrophic failure (eg > 9.6us) or is the degredation
continuous.