ocr: LANTECHNOLOGY FORECAST 25.000 Fast Ethemet 20,0001 Gigabit Etheret: 155MDIt/sec ATM - : - FDDI - 15,000 la e - 10,000 A - 5,000 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Scurce: araquest Figure 1 Dataquest (San Jose, CA)antiapates a iealthy growill rate for Gigabit Ethernet through 2001.1 While mtany other high-speed technologies will Ti50 do well Gigabit Ethernets price/perjormance ralto: provides u favorable outlook.