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Foil 46 Gigabit Ethernet (2)

From Introduction to Networking Technologies CPS640 MultiMedia and Networking -- Spring Semester 1998. by Roman Markowski
1000base-LX
  • length 3,000 m; fiber single or multimode; LW Laser 1300nm
1000base-SX
  • length 260-550 m; fiber multimode only; SW Laser 830nm
1000base-CX
  • length 25 m; short copper jumpers
1000base-T
  • length 100 m; Cat 5 UTP
The Gigabit ethernet standard adopts both the original IEEE 802.3 ethernet specifications and Fiber Channel ANSI X3T11 for physical interface. Gigabit ethernet retains ethernet's link layer protocol, maximum frame size, and frame format. Gigabit includes both full and half-duplex operating modes

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