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Gigabit Ethernet.

Also written 1GbE, 1000BASE-T.

What is Gigabit Ethernet?

Gigabit Ethernet carries 1000 megabits per second over four pairs of twisted-pair copper, to 100 metres. It runs on Cat 5e and above, so most existing cabling already supports it. Where a link needs more, the next step on copper is 10 Gigabit, which needs Cat 6A over a full-length channel.

Defined by IEEE 802.3ab (1000BASE-T), published by IEEE.

Published by Data Systems, network material suppliers in Secunderabad, Hyderabad since 1984, which is forty years of experience with these parts. Written from the standards named above and last checked 2026-08-11. How we check this, and what we got wrong.

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