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Gigabit Ethernet and Expanding Network Environments Gigabit Ethernet and Expanding Network Environments Gigabit Ethernet Expanding Network Environments Table of Contents Ethernet Background 1 Technical Description 2 Gig-E and Network Environments 3 Physical Media and Growing Ranges 3 Media Access Protocols and Changing Traffic Patterns 4 Synchronous Optical Network vs. Gigabit Ethernet 5 SONet, the Incumbent.