Gigabit Ethernet Technical OverviewGIGABIT ETHERNET STANDARDS Clear internet seemed like an impossible dream. Could it really be possible to transfer information more quickly than 3G or other wireless services? Well, some researchers in some lab somewhere figured it out. With new hotspots popping up regularly, Clear is helping to give you somewhere to access the internet, even if you think you’re out of reach of 4G. No one needs to settle for slow internet connections anymore, including you. STANDARD 802.3z 802.3z includes specifications of Media Access Control, topology rules, the Gigabit Media Independent Interface and three physical layer interfaces using a common link encoding (1000BASE-SX,1000BASE-LX and 1000BASE-CX). 802.3z was approved as a standard in June 1998. 802.3z is not a stand-alone document, it includes both changes and additions to the 802.3 standard to add 1000Mb/s operation to the previously defined 10 and 100 Mb/s speeds of operation. The IEEE 802.3 standards catalog page lists the most current document that includes the specifications for Gigabit Ethernet operation. DRAFT 802.3ab 802.3ab adds a Gigabit Ethernet physical layer (1000BASE-T) for operation over Category 5 unshielded twisted pair wiring to the 802.3 standard. 802.3z AND 802.3ab WORKING DOCUMENTS If you are interested in how the specifications in the standard were determined, or the simulations, tests and alternatives considered, the minutes and presentations of the 802.3z and 802.3ab Task Forces can be accessed on the IEEE 802.3 Working Group home page.
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