Ethernet Standards

Summary

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) provides a standardized method of ensuring that the resources that are physically connecting nodes provide a way to create healthy bandwidth for applications.

Ethernet Media Specifications

  • The bit rate in megabits per second
  • The signal mode (baseband or broadband).
  • Designator for media type

Example

10Base-T means that there is a 10 Megabits per second transmission rate with a baseband signal mode and (-T) tells the reader that it is twisted pair.

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