FTP name this most successful type of LAN, which gets its name from its radio origins.
Xerox developed it in the late 1970s, based on the Aloha radio system used to support computer communication across the Hawaiian islands.  In this type of network, multiple stations all share the same link, send data in packets, and use "collision detect" to ensure frames never interfere.  The forwarding "repeaters" means that one of these has a total reach of only 2500 m and can support a maximum of 1024 hosts.  FTP name this most successful type of LAN, which gets its name from its radio origins.
Xerox developed it in the late 1970s, based on the Aloha radio system used to support computer communication across the Hawaiian islands.  
Ethernet