Chaosnet
Summary
Chaosnet is an MIT local network from 1975 describing hardware (ether, transceivers, interface) and software protocols (packet structure, routing, flow control) with references to Ethernet, TCP, and Arpanet. It explains collision avoidance, a time-slot token mechanism, and bridge-based routing for subnets, along with higher-level protocols like TELNET and file access. This serves as a historical reference for decentralized local networks and early network design decisions.