Ethernet Standards

Question 1

100Base-T

Answer 1

Max Speed: 10 Mbps, 100 msl, cat 3 or better UTP

Question 2

100Base-TX (Fast Ethernet)

Answer 2

max speed: cat 5 or better

100 Mbps in half- duplex
200 Mbps in full duplex

Question 3

1000Base-T

Answer 3

1000 Mbps, cat 5e or better preferred (cat 5 okay)

2000 Mbps if full duplex

Question 4

10Gbase-T

Answer 4

max speed: 1 Gb, cat 5e, 6 or 7 (cat 6 preferred)

Full duplex only

Question 5

100Base-FX

Answer 5

100 Mbps - MMF, 412 meters

200 Mbps - SMF, 2000m

Question 6

1000Base-SX (short)

Answer 6

up to 550 ft., multimode fiber

Question 7

1000Base-LX

Answer 7

single mode fiber: up to 5000m, multimode fiber: up to 550 meters
1000 Mbps half duplex, 2000 Mbps full

Question 8

10GBase-SR or SW (short)

Answer 8

up to 300m, multimode fiber

Question 9

10GBase-LR or LW (long)

Answer 9

up to 10 km, single mode fiber

Question 10

10GBase-ER or EW (extended)

Answer 10

up to 40 km, single mode fiber

Question 10

10BaseFL

Answer 10

10 Mbps, MMF, 1-2000 meters

Question 11

1000BaseCX

Answer 11

Special copper (150 ohms), 25 meters, within wiring closets