Ethernet Standards
Standard |
Standard |
Data |
Top- |
Medium |
Maximum Cable Segment |
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Half-Duplex |
Full-Duplex |
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10Base5 |
DIX-1980, |
10Mb/s |
Bus |
single 50-ohm coaxial cable (thick Ethernet) (10mm thick) |
500 |
n/a |
10Base2 |
802.3a-1985 |
10Mb/s |
Bus |
single 50-ohm RG 58 coaxial cable (thin Ethernet) (5mm thick) |
185 |
n/a |
10Broad36 |
802.3b-1985 |
10Mb/s |
Bus |
single 75-ohm CATV broadband cable |
1800 |
n/a |
FOIRL |
802.3d-1987 |
10Mb/s |
Star |
two optical fibers |
1000 |
>1000 |
1Base5 |
802.3e-1987 |
1Mb/s |
Star |
two pairs of twisted telephone cable |
250 |
n/a |
10Base-T |
802.3i-1990 |
10Mb/s |
Star |
two pairs of 100-ohm Category 3 or better UTP cable |
100 |
100 |
10Base-FL |
802.3j-1993 |
10Mb/s |
Star |
two optical fibers |
2000 |
>2000 |
10Base-FB |
802.3j-1993 |
10Mb/s |
Star |
two optical fibers |
2000 |
n/a |
10Base-FP |
802.3j-1993 |
10Mb/s |
Star |
two optical fibers |
1000 |
n/a |
100Base-TX |
802.3u-1995 |
100Mb/s |
Star |
two pairs of 100-ohm Category 5 UTP cable |
100 |
100 |
100Base-FX |
802.3u-1995 |
100Mb/s |
Star |
two optical fibers |
412 |
2000 |
100Base-T4 |
802.3u-1995 |
100Mb/s |
Star |
four pairs of 100-ohm Category 3 or better UTP cable |
100 |
n/a |
100Base-T2 |
802.3y-1997 |
100Mb/s |
Star |
two pairs of 100-ohm Category 3 or better UTP cable |
100 |
100 |
1000Base-LX |
802.3z-1998 |
1Gb/s |
Star |
long wavelength laser (1300nm) over: |
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1000Base-SX |
802.3z-1998 |
1Gb/s |
Star |
short wavelength laser (850nm) over: |
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1000Base-CX |
802.3z-1998 |
1Gb/s |
Star |
specialty shielded balanced copper jumper cable assemblies ("twinax" or "short haul copper") |
25 |
25 |
1000Base-T |
802.3ab-1999 |
1Gb/s |
Star |
four pairs of 100-ohm Category 5 or better cable |
100 |
100 |