How can a single ethernet cable running to a gigabit switch provide multiple connections with gigabit speeds?

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How can a single ethernet cable running to a gigabit switch provide multiple connections with gigabit speeds?

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Answer 1

A Gigabit switch with 10 Gigabits cable and 10 ports could give each port 1 Gigabit per second, even with 1 cable.

Each nano second can be divided into 10 “slots”, 0.1 nano second long each. The ports would split each frame to pieces, and take turns using the ethernet cable, sending in a small piece of the frame at a time. This way, each port would get 1 gigabit transfered per second, while sharing the cables with others.