Ethernet

Summary

Ethernet is a de facto standard^[1]. Ethernet ranks in the top 10% of de_facto_standard entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,842 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ethernet is credited with the discovery of Robert Metcalfe^[3].
• Ethernet's instance of is recorded as de facto standard^[4].
• Ethernet's instance of is recorded as technical standard^[5].
• Ethernet's instance of is recorded as communications media^[6].
• luminiferous aether is named after Ethernet^[7].
• computer network is named after Ethernet^[8].
• Ethernet is a type of computer network^[9].
• Ethernet is a type of electrical connector^[10].
• Ethernet is a type of computer network protocol^[11].
• Ethernet's Commons category is recorded as Ethernet^[12].
• Ethernet comprises Category 5 cable^[13].
• Ethernet comprises Category 7 cable^[14].
• Ethernet comprises network switch^[15].
• Ethernet comprises node^[16].
• Ethernet comprises Category 6 cable^[17].
• Ethernet comprises Category 8 cable^[18].
• Ethernet's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ethernet^[19].
• Ethernet's Commons gallery is recorded as Ethernet^[20].
• Ethernet's described by source is recorded as IEEE 802.3^[21].
• Ethernet's replaces is recorded as token ring^[22].
• Ethernet's replaced by is recorded as wireless LAN^[23].
• Ethernet's topic has template is recorded as Template:Ethernet^[24].
• Ethernet's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/ethernet^[25].
• Ethernet's different from is recorded as wireless LAN^[26].
• Ethernet's different from is recorded as Wi-Fi^[27].

Why It Matters

Ethernet ranks in the top 10% of de_facto_standard entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,842 views/month).^[2] Ethernet has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Ethernet is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]