10BASE2

E16666

Ethernet standard IEEE 802.3 physical layer specification

10BASE2 is an older Ethernet standard that uses thin coaxial cable to provide 10 Mbps networking over relatively short distances in a bus topology.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Ethernet standard → IEEE 802.3 physical layer specification →
alsoKnownAs	Cheapernet → Thin Ethernet → Thinnet → Thinwire Ethernet →
basebandOrBroadband	baseband →
cableImpedance	50 ohms →
collisionDomain	shared →
connectorType	BNC connector →
dataRate	10 Mbit/s →
designedFor	local area networks →
encodingScheme	Manchester encoding →
layerInOSIModel	physical layer →
maximumFrameSize	1518 bytes →
maximumNetworkLength	3035 feet → 925 meters →
maximumNumberOfSegments	5 →
maximumRepeaters	4 →
maximumSegmentLength	185 meters → 607 feet →
maximumStationsPerSegment	30 →
minimumDistanceBetweenTaps	0.5 meters → 1.5 feet →
minimumFrameSize	64 bytes →
nameMeaning	10 for 10 Mbit/s → 2 approximating 200 meters maximum segment length → BASE for baseband →
obsoleteStatus	largely obsolete →
partOfFamily	10 Mbit/s Ethernet →
preambleLength	56 bits →
predecessor	10BASE5 →
requiresContinuousCableRun	yes →
requiresTermination	yes →
requiresTerminatorAtEachEnd	yes →
sfdLength	8 bits →
standardizationYear	1985 →
standardizedIn	IEEE 802.3a →
successor	10BASE-T →
supportsBusWiring	yes →
supportsHalfDuplex	yes →
susceptibleToSinglePointFailure	yes →
terminatorImpedance	50 ohms →
topology	bus topology →
typicalUseEra	1980s → 1990s →
usesCSMACD	yes →
usesMedium	RG-58 coaxial cable → thin coaxial cable →
usesTConnectorsAtStations	yes →
usesVampireTaps	no →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
10BASE2 ("Thin Ethernet") → 10BASE2 ("Thinnet") → 10BASE2 ("Thinwire Ethernet") →	alsoKnownAs
IEEE 802.3 →	defines
IEEE 802.3j →	relatedTo