[comp.dcom.lans] Ethernet reliability

dupont (Pierre Dupont) (10/04/90)

Does anyone have any figures on the reliability of Ethernet LANs?
I am interested in the typical mean time between failure (MTBF) of
ethernet lans in gereral. I realize that this is probably very hardware and
configuration dependant, and that failures may only be partial (e.g single
node isolation).  Does anyone know of any studies or documents relating to
ethernet reliability? (or the relative reliability of various lans?)