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What is 10 Base T ?

What is meant by 10 Base T implemented in some network?


There are several adaptations of the Ethernet (IEEE 802.3) standard for Local Area Networks (LANs). The 10Base-T standard (also called Twisted Pair Ethernet) uses a twisted-pair cable with maximum lengths of 100 meters.

The cable is thinner and more flexible than the coaxial cable used for the 10Base-2 or 10Base-5 standards.

10BASE-T Ethernet became popular due its ease of use, its usage of unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cabling and its low cost. 10 is for 10 Megabits per second (Mbps) operation, BASE is for baseband operation, and T is for the twisted pair cable used for the network.

Typically a RJ45 connector is connected to UTP cabling and is run straight from the hub to the NIC (10BaseT NIC's have a built-in RJ45 transceiver).
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