I need to start thinking about some Ethernet designs, one as a standalone switch and the other to integrate a 2 port switch with a microcontroller.
I've looked at some datasheets and reference designs and it doesn't seem too difficult but I'm losing myself in a seething morass of unfamiliar acronyms, MII, PHY, OAM Frame, ToS, QoS, VLAN. Well, OK, I've figured out what most of them mean now but there's still bit to go.
Is there any reference or primer anyone can point me to that will give me a quick introduction to Ethernet, switches, and interfacing and the like? I'm an experienced embedded system designer who's never had to deal with Ethernet before, if that helps judge the level of information I'd like. A book or a web reference would be OK.
Cheers, Nobby