Specifications include, but are not limited to: • Gigabit Ethernet: Refers to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.3z Gigabit Ethernet Standard approved in June 1998 (IEEE Supplement to Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMA) Access Method and Physical Layer Specifications—Media Access Control (MAC) Parameters, Physical Layer, Repeater and Management Parameters for 1000 Mb/s operation) • Fast Ethernet: Refers to IEEE 802.3u • 10 Gigabit Ethernet: Refers to the IEEE 802.3ae standard for 10GbE • 100 Gigabit Ethernet: Refers to the IEEE 802.3ba standards for speeds higher than 10Gbps with a physical interface standard using 100GBASE-LR4 • 400 Gigabit Ethernet with a physical interface standard using 400GBASE-LR4 and/or 400GBASE-FR4, though this is still evolving and may change in the future. • 802.1Q VLANs: Refers to IEEE 802.1Q Virtual Bridged Local Area Networks Draft 10 or higher. • 802.3ad: Refers to IEEE 802.3ad IEEE link aggregation using LACP and 802.1AX link aggregation standards using LACP. Data rates are currently defined for operation over optical fiber and/or twisted-pair cables: • 100 Mbps – Fast Ethernet (LX or TX) • 1000 Mbps – Gigabit Ethernet (LX, SX or TX) • 10 Gbps – 10GbE over fiber only (SR or LR) • 100 Gbps – 100GbE over single mode fiber only (LR4 only) • 400 Gbps – 400GbE over single mode fiber only (LR4 or FR4)
