The original Ethernet design used CSMA/CD on a broadcast cable. Even after it became commercially popular, many people expressed concerns that Ethernet could not efficiently use the full channel bandwidth. In our 1988 paper, "Measured Capacity of an Ethernet: Myths and Reality," we reported on experiments we ran showing that, even under relatively heavy loads, Ethernet typically still performed well. We describe the context in which we ran those experiments, and some subsequent research conducted by others.

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回顾“以太网的测量容量：神话与现实”

最初的以太网设计在广播电缆上使用 CSMA/CD。即使在商业上流行之后，许多人也表示担心以太网无法有效地利用全通道带宽。在我们 1988 年的论文“以太网的测量容量：神话与现实”中，我们报告了我们进行的实验，表明即使在相对较重的负载下，以太网通常仍然表现良好。我们描述了我们进行这些实验的背景，以及其他人进行的一些后续研究。