Ethernet "Ethernet" was the registered trademark of Xerox Corporation. After much development the Xerox Corporation had a second generation called Ethernet II. It was name DIX after its Corporate sponsors Digital, Intel and Xerox. Ethernet became the most widely used network system layouts. You can use many different types of system layouts, such as star or bus, as well as many different types of cable. Local Area Network can be linked together using a combination of cabling and system layouts. CSMA/CD which stands for Multiple Access with Collision Detection is the access method Ethernet uses. CSMA/CD com