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Foil 43 Fast Ethernet (1)

From Introduction to Networking Technologies CPS640 MultiMedia and Networking -- Spring Semester 1998. by Roman Markowski


1 specification: IEEE 802.3u; speed: 100 Mbps; access method: CSMA/CD;
2 topology: star; applications: enterprise servers, backbone
3 100base-TX
  • wiring : cat5 UTP/STP; length : 100m; connector : 8-pin (RJ45), 9-pin (D-type)
  • two pair of wire: one for receive and one for transmit
4 100base-FX
  • wiring 62.5/125 Mm fiber; length 2 km
  • connector SC, ST, MIC
5 100base-T4
  • wiring Cat 3 or above; four pair wire cat 3; length 100 m
  • connector 8-pin (RJ45)
6 100VGAnyLAN
  • a new ethernet standard IEEE 802.12; access method: demand priority
  • speed: 96 Mbps; wiring: UTP cat3,5; fiber single mode, multimode

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