Ethernet, Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet, are identified by three-part names, which is also known as Media Standard. An example of Media Standard is 10BASE-T. The first part of the Media Standard specifies the transmission speed (10, in this case specifies 10 Mbps)
The second part of the name “BASE” specifies that the Ethernet signal is a Baseband signal.
The final part of the Ethernet Media Standard specifies the kind of cable used. Here “T” specifies twisted-pair cable. The following table shows the common Ethernet Media Standards.
Media Standard
|
Cable Type
|
Bandwidth Capacity
|
Maximum Length
|
---|---|---|---|
10Base2
|
Coax
|
10 Mbps
|
185m
|
10Base5
|
Coax
|
10 Mbps
|
500m
|
10BaseT
|
UTP (CAT 3 or higher)
|
10 Mbps
|
100m
|
100BaseTX
|
UTP (CAT 5 or higher)
|
100 Mbps
|
100m
|
10BaseFL
|
Fibre Optic
|
10 Mbps
|
2Km
|
100BaseFX
|
Fibre Optic
|
100 Mbps
|
HD 400m/FD 2km
|
1000BaseT
|
UTP (CAT 5e or higher)
|
1 Gbps (1000 Mbps)
|
100m
|
1000BaseSX
|
Fibre Optic
|
1 Gbps (1000 Mbps)
|
MMF 550m
|
1000BaseLX
|
Fibre Optic
|
1 Gbps (1000 Mbps)
|
MMF 500m/SMF 10km
|
1000BaseCX
|
Fibre Optic
|
1 Gbps (1000 Mbps
|
100m
|
10GbaseSR
|
Fibre Optic
|
10 Gbps
|
300m
|
10GbaseLR
|
Fibre Optic
|
10 Gbps
|
SMF 10km
|
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