Glossary
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10GBaseT A 2006 standard to provide 10 Gbps connections over unshielded or shielded twisted pair cables, over distances up to 100 meters using category 6a (category 6 can reach 55 meters).
100BaseT The IEEE 802.3 specification for running Ethernet at 100 Mbps over twisted-pair cabling. The maximum length of a 100BASET segment is 100 meters (328 feet).
1000BaseLX A standard for Gigabit Ethernet intended for use with long-wavelength (LX) transmissions over long cable runs of fiber optic cabling.
1000BaseSX A fiber optic Gigabit Ethernet standard for operation over multimode fiber.
1000BaseT An IEEE 802.3ab standard that specifies Gigabit Ethernet over Category 5 or better UTP cable. The standard allows for full-duplex ...
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