Ethernet Cable Standards

To distinguish the various implementations that are available , the committee has developed a concise notation.
(data rate in Mbps)(signalling method)(maximum segment length in hundreds of meters)

Ethernet Cabling Standards

Standard	Cabling	Maximum Length
10Base5	Thick coaxial	500m
10Base2	Thin coaxial	185m
10Base-T	UTP CAT 3,5,5e,6	100m
100Base-FX	Two strands, multimode	400m
100Base-T	UTP CAT3,5,5e,6, 2-pair	100m
100Base-T4	UTP CAT3,5,5e,6, 4-pair	100m
100Base-TX	UTP CAT3,5,5e,6, or STP, 2-pair	100m
1000Base-LX	Long-wavelength, MM or SM	10 km (SM) 3 km (MM)
1000Base-SX	Short-wavelength, MM	220m with 62.5 micron fiber; 550m with 50-micron fiber
1000Base-ZX	Extended wavelength, SM	100km
1000Base-CS	STP, 2-pair	25m
1000Base-T	UTP CAT5,5e,6	100msi