Ethernet Standards Copper 1.3

Question 1

10BASE-T

Answer 1

10 mbps

Cat 3 - twisted pair

100 meters

Question 2

100BASE-TX

Answer 2

“Fast Ethernet”

100 mbps

Cat 5 - two twisted pairs

100 meters

Question 3

1000BASE-T

Answer 3

Cat 5 - deprecated so now cat 5e in its place - uses all 4 pairs

100 meters

Older patch panels don’t accommodate gig speeds

1 gig

Question 4

10GBASE-T

Answer 4

Cat - 6 UTP max distance 55 meters

500 megahertz up from previous 125 megahertz

Cat 6a UTP 100 meters

Question 5

40GBASE-T

Answer 5

40 gbps

Cat 8

30 meters