802.3 Standards

Question 1

802.3a (Ethernet)

Answer 1

Speed: 10 Mbps
BASE standard: 10BASE2
Transmission media: coaxial

Question 2

802.3i (Ethernet)

Answer 2

Speed: 10 Mbps
BASE standard: 10BASE-T
Transmission media: twisted-pair

Question 3

802.3j (Ethernet)

Answer 3

Speed: 10 Mbps
BASE standard: 10BASE-F
Transmission media: fiber optic

Question 4

802.3u (Fast Ethernet):

Answer 4

Speed: 100 Mbps
BASE standard: 100BASE-TX
Transmission media: twisted-pair, fiber optic

Question 5

802.3z (Gigabit Ethernet)

Answer 5

Speed: 1 Gbps
BASE standard: 1000BASE-X (family of 1000BASE standards)
Transmission media: fiber optic, copper

Question 6

802.3ab (Gigabit Ethernet)

Answer 6

Speed: 10 Mbps
BASE standard: 1000BASE-T
Transmission media: twisted-pair cable

Question 7

802.3ae (10 Gigabit Ethernet):

Answer 7

Speed: 10 Gbps
BASE standard: 10GBASE-SR/LR/ER
Transmission media: fiber optic

Question 8

802.3an (10GBASE-T)

Answer 8

Speed: 10GBASE-T
BASE standard: 10 Gbps
Transmission media: twisted-pair

Question 9

802.3bm (100G/40G Ethernet )

Answer 9

Speed: 40 & 100 Gbps
BASE standard: 100GBASE-SR4/CR4
Transmission media: fiber optic, twisted-pair