Glossary of IP communications

The most widely-installed local area network (LAN) technology. An Ethernet LAN typically uses coaxial cable or special grades of twisted pair wires. Fast Ethernet provides transmission speeds up to 100 megabits per second and is typically used for LAN backbone systems. Gigabit Ethernet provides an even higher level of backbone support at 1000 megabits per second (1 gigabit or 1 billion bits per second).

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