Ethernet
Family of frame-based computer networking technologies for local area networks.
10base2
An Ethernet specification for thin coaxial cables with a signal capacity of 10 mega bits per second and distance range of 185 metres per segment.
10base5
An Ethernet specification cable with the signal capacity of 10 megabits per second and distance capacity of 500 metres per network segment.
10baseF
An Ethernet specification fiber optic cable with the signal capacity of 10 mega bits per second and with the distance capacity of 2000 metres.
10baseT
An Ethernet specification (category 3,4,5) unshielded twisted pair cable with the signal capacity of 10 mega bits per second and distance capacity of 100 metres.
100baseT
An Ethernet specification cable, which transmits data at the rate of 100 mega bits per second with the distance range of 100 metres.
1000baseTx
An Ethernet speciation cable, which transmits data at the rate of 1 GB per second with the range of 200 metres per segments.
See also: Interface, Local Area Network, Network Interface Card, Powerline Carrier System.
Subjects: Computer Network