IEEE 802.3 specifies a series of standards for telecommunication technology over Ethernet local-area networks. This chart details the different Ethernet designations and how they differ from one another.
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IEEE 802.3 specifies a series of standards for telecommunication technology over Ethernet local-area networks. The following chart details the different Ethernet flavors and how they differ from one another.
List of Ethernet standards
Designation
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Description
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10Base-2
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10 Mbps baseband Ethernet over coaxial cable with a maximum distance of 185 meters. Also referred to as Thin Ethernet or Thinnet or Thinwire. |
10Base-5
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10 Mbps baseband Ethernet over coaxial cable with a maximum distance of 500 meters. Also referred to as Thick Ethernet or Thicknet or Thickwire. |
10Base-36
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10 Mbps baseband Ethernet over multi-channel coaxial cable with a maximum distance of 3,600 meters. |
10Base-F
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10 Mbps baseband Ethernet over optical fiber. |
10Base-FB
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10 Mbps baseband Ethernet over two multi-mode optical fibers using a synchronous active hub. |
10Base-FL
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10 Mbps baseband Ethernet over two optical fibers and can include an optional asynchronous hub. |
10Base-FP
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10 Mbps baseband Ethernet over two optical fibers using a passive hub to connect communication devices. |
10Base-T
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10 Mbps baseband Ethernet over twisted pair cables with a maximum length of 100 meters. |
10Broad-36
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10 Mbps baseband Ethernet over three channels of a cable television system with a maximum cable length of 3,600 meters. |
10Gigabit Ethernet
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Ethernet at 10 billion bits per second over optical fiber. Multimode fiber supports distances up to 300 meters; single mode fiber supports distances up to 40 kilometers. |
100Base-FX
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100 Mbps baseband Ethernet over two multimode optical fibers. |
100Base-T
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100 Mbps baseband Ethernet over twisted pair cable. |
100Base-T2
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100 Mbps baseband Ethernet over two pairs of Category 3 or higher unshielded twisted pair cable. |
100Base-T4
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100 Mbps baseband Ethernet over four pairs of Category 3 or higher unshielded twisted pair cable. |
100Base-TX
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100 Mbps baseband Ethernet over two pairs of shielded twisted pair or Category 4 twisted pair cable. |
100Base-X
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A generic name for 100 Mbps Ethernet systems. |
1000Base-CX
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1000 Mbps baseband Ethernet over two pairs of 150 shielded twisted pair cable. |
1000Base-LX
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1000 Mbps baseband Ethernet over two multimode or single-mode optical fibers using longwave laser optics. |
1000Base-SX
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1000 Mbps baseband Ethernet over two multimode optical fibers using shortwave laser optics. |
1000Base-T
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1000 Mbps baseband Ethernet over four pairs of Category 5 unshielded twisted pair cable. |
1000Base-X
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A generic name for 1000 Mbps Ethernet systems. |
For more information, visit the IEEE Standards Association home page.
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This article was originally published on June 24, 2010
