<s>
LattisNet	B-Protocol
was	O
a	O
family	O
of	O
computer	O
networking	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
products	O
built	O
and	O
sold	O
by	O
SynOptics	O
Communications	O
(	O
also	O
rebranded	O
by	O
Western	O
Digital	O
)	O
during	O
the	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
were	O
the	O
1000	O
,	O
2500	O
and	O
3000	O
series	O
of	O
LattisHub	B-Protocol
network	O
hubs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LattisNet	B-Protocol
was	O
the	O
first	O
implementation	O
of	O
10	O
Megabits	O
per	O
second	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
networking	I-General_Concept
over	O
unshielded	O
twisted	O
pair	O
wiring	O
in	O
a	O
star	B-Architecture
topology	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1985	O
SynOptics	O
shipped	O
its	O
first	O
hub	O
for	O
fiber	B-Architecture
optics	I-Architecture
and	O
shielded	O
twisted	O
pair	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SynOptics	O
 '	O
co-founder	O
,	O
Engineer	O
Ronald	O
V	O
.	O
Schmidt	O
,	O
had	O
experimented	O
with	O
a	O
fiber-optic	B-Architecture
variant	O
of	O
Ethernet	O
called	O
Fibernet	O
II	O
while	O
working	O
at	O
Xerox	O
PARC	O
,	O
where	O
Ethernet	O
had	O
been	O
invented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
1987	O
New	O
York	O
based	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
Systems	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
completed	O
the	O
equipment	O
testing	O
and	O
praised	O
SynOptics	O
for	O
successfully	O
deploying	O
a	O
10Mbit/s	O
network	O
that	O
supported	O
workstations	O
up	O
to	O
330	O
feet	O
from	O
the	O
wiring	O
closet	O
,	O
because	O
of	O
their	O
careful	O
control	O
of	O
EMI	O
and	O
RFI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Novell	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
LattisNet	B-Protocol
equipment	O
performed	O
better	O
than	O
RG-58U	O
coaxial	O
cable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1990	O
the	O
IEEE	O
issued	O
an	O
Ethernet	B-Protocol
over	I-Protocol
twisted	I-Protocol
pair	I-Protocol
standard	O
known	O
for	O
transmitting	O
10	O
Mbit/s	O
,	O
or	O
10BASE-T	B-Protocol
(	O
802.3i	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
the	O
SynOptics	O
hubs	O
,	O
the	O
2500	O
series	O
was	O
only	O
compatible	O
with	O
LattisNet	B-Protocol
twisted-pair	B-Protocol
Ethernet	I-Protocol
;	O
the	O
1000	O
and	O
3000	O
series	O
featured	O
modules	O
for	O
LattisNet	B-Protocol
and	O
standard	O
10BASE-T	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
1000	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
505	O
modules	O
are	O
LattisNet	B-Protocol
and	O
the	O
508	O
modules	O
are	O
10BASE-T	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
