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Flashcards in Ethernet Standards Deck (3)
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100 Mbit/s Ethernet

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  • 100BASE-TX
    • “Fast Ethernet”
    • Category 5 or better twisted pair copper - two pair
    • 100 meters maximum length
2
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1000 Mbit/s (1 Gbit/s) Ethernet

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  • 1000BASE-T
    • Category 5 or better twisted pair copper - four pair
    • 100 meters maximum length

• 1000BASE-SX
• Gigabit Ethernet using NIR (near infrared) light
wavelength
• Usually over multi-mode fiber
• 220 meters to 500 meters, depending on fiber type

  • 1000BASE-LX
    • Gigabit Ethernet using long wavelength laser
    • Multi-mode fiber to 550 meters
    • Single-mode fiber to 5 kilometers
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10 Gbit/s Ethernet

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  • 10GBASE-T
    • 2006 standard
    • Frequency use of 500 MHz
      • Well above the 125 MHz for gigabit Ethernet
  • Twisted pair copper cables
    • Cat 6 – 55 meters
    • Cat 6A (augmented) – 100 meters
    • Cat 7 - 100 meters

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