Ethernet, standardized as IEEE 802.3, is a family of frame-based networking technologies for LANs (Local Area Network). Ethernet describes the physical cabling attributes, signaling, and bandwidth characteristics.

Ethernet includes:

**10Base5**
  * Uses thick coax cable
  * Up to 10 Mbps transfer
  * Up to 500 meters cable length

**10Base2**
  * Uses thin coax cable
  * Up to 10 Mbps transfer
  * Up to 185 meters cable length

**10BaseT**
  * Uses Cat 3/5 twisted-pair cable
  * Up to 10 Mbps transfer
  * Up to 100 meters cable length

**100BaseTX**
  * Uses Cat 5 twisted-pair cable
  * Up to 100 Mbps transfer
  * Up to 100 meters cable length

**1000BaseT**
  * Uses Cat 5e/6 twisted-pair cable
  * Up to 1 Gbps transfer
  * Up to 100 meters cable length