Network+ N10-007 Ethernet Standards and Connections

10BaseT

10 Mbps
Cat 3/Cat 5 UTP
Maximum cable length up to 100m

100BaseTX

100Mbps / 200 Mbps
Cat 5 UTP
Maximum cable length up to 100m

100BaseFX

100Mbps/200Mbps
Multi-mode fiber
400m/2Km

1000BaseT

1 Gbps
Cat 5e UTP
100m

1000BaseTX

1 Gbps
Cat 6 UTP
100m

1000BaseSX

1 Gbps
Multi-mode fiber
550m

1000BaseLX

1 Gbps
Single-mode fiber
Maximum cable length up to 2Km

10GBaseT

10 Gbps
Cat 6a/Cat 7 UTP
Maximum cable length up to 100m

10GBaseLX

10 Gbps
Multi-mode fiber/Single-mode fiber
Maximum cable length up to 100m/10Km

10GBaseSR

850 nm
Multimode Fiber
Maximum cable length up to 26 - 300 m
LAN

10GBaseSW

850 nm
Multimode Fiber
SONET/WAN
Maximum cable length up to 26-300 m

10GBaseLR

1310 nm
Single mode Fiber
Maximum cable length up to 10 km
LAN

10GBaseLW

1310 nm
Single mode Fiber
Maximum cable length up to 10km
SONET/WAN

10GBaseER

1550 nm
Single mode
Maximum cable length up to 40 km
LAN

10GBaseEW

1550 nm
Single mode Fiber
Maximum cable length up to 340 km
SONET/WAN

10GBaseSR/10GBaseSW

A 10 GbE standard
850-nm multimode fiber.
Maximum cable length up to 300 m.

10GBaseLR/10GBaseLW

A 10 GbE standard using 1310-nm
single-mode fiber.
Maximum cable length up to 10 km.

10GBaseT

CAT 6/6a UTP cabling.
Four-pair/full-duplex
RJ-45
Maximum cable length of 100 m.

10GBaseER/10GBaseEW

1550-nm
single-mode fiber.
Maximum cable length up to 40 km.

Full Duplex

Communication that happens in two directions at the same time.
(doesn't increase network speed but doubles network bandwidth)

Half Duplex

Communication between two devices whereby transmission takes place in only one direction at a time.

SFF

Small form-factor
Fiber connectors that are designed to be small
MT-RJ and LC

UPC

Ultra Polished Connector
Reduce signal loss over PC connectors

APC

Angle Polished Connector
Curved end lowering signal loss

media converter

A device that enables networks or segments using different media to interconnect and exchange signals.

GBIC

Gigabit interface converter (optical-to-fiber interfaced used at 1 gigabit)

SONET

Synchronous Optical Network Technologies. A multiplexing protocol used to transfer data over optical fiber.

SFP+

A type of SFP that can send and receive data at rates of up to 10 Gbps.

Bidirectional transeiver

Full-duplex fiber optic connector that relies on wave division multiplexing (WDM) to differenciate wave signals on a single fiber, creating single-strand fiber transmission

WDM

wavelength division multiplexing - One fiber-optic connection. Carries multiple light signals simultaneously

100BaseT

Ethernet cabling system designed to run at 100 Mbps on twisted pair cabling. It uses baseband signaling.