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10Base-2 - An adaption of the Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (IEEE) 802.3 standard for 10 Mbps baseband local area networking (LAN) transmission. This standard uses 50 ohm coaxial cable with maximum lengths of 185 meters and connects with BNC connectors.

10Base-5 - The original cabling standard for Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (IEEE) 802.3 working group designing a specification for 10 Mbps baseband local area networking (LAN) transmission. The maximum cable length is 500 meters.

10Base-T - An Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (IEEE) 802.3 working group designing a specification for 10 Mbps CSMA/CD baseband local area networking (LAN) transmission commonly called Ethernet over twisted-pair wiring.

100Base-T - An Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (IEEE) 802.3u working group designing a specification for 100 Mbps - commonly called Fast Ethernet over twisted-pair wiring.

1000Base-T - An Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (IEEE) 802.3z working group designing a specification for 1000 Mbps - commonly called Gigabit Ethernet.