preamble field of an ethernet frame is of 8 octets,why it can not exceed this limit,?

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preamble field of an ethernet frame is of 8 octets,why it can not exceed this limit,?

2006-06-10 09:27:52 · 2 answers · asked by Xavier 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking

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64 bits set in code unfortunately

2006-06-10 09:32:05 · answer #1 · answered by computer_pc_doctor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Because that was what the people who put the standard together decided on. All preambles had to be the same length so that any computer could interpete it. 8 Octets is what they picked because it was capable of holding the amount of information normally in a preamble.

2006-06-10 16:34:35 · answer #2 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋