100BASE‑TX

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100BASE‑TX is a Fast Ethernet standard that delivers 100 Mbps data transmission over twisted-pair copper cabling, commonly used in local area networks.

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Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Fast Ethernet standard
IEEE 802.3 physical layer specification
alsoKnownAs 100BASE-TX
Fast Ethernet over twisted pair
belongsToFamily Ethernet
Fast Ethernet
bitRatePerDirection 100 Mbit/s in full-duplex
categoryMinimum Category 5
collisionDomain CSMA/CD in half-duplex mode
compatibleWith Ethernet switches supporting Fast Ethernet
dataRate 100 Mbit/s
definedInStandard IEEE 802.3u
directionality full-duplex supported
half-duplex supported
duplexModeAtMaxThroughput full-duplex
frameCompatibility Ethernet II frames
interoperability backward compatible at MAC layer with other Ethernet speeds
introduced mid-1990s
laneCount 2 pairs
layer OSI physical layer
maximumSegmentLength 100 meters
mediaType copper
physicalLayerDesignation 100BASE-TX PMD
portType copper Ethernet port
powerOverEthernetSupport can share cabling with PoE (via separate standard)
predecessor 10BASE-T
standardizedBy IEEE
successor 1000BASE-T
supportsAutoNegotiation yes
topology star topology
typicalUse desktop network connections
local area networks
switch-to-host links
usesBalancedSignaling yes
usesConnector 8P8C modular connector
RJ45 (colloquial name)
usesEncoding MLT-3
usesLineCode 4B5B
usesMedium Category 5 UTP cable
Category 5e UTP cable
Category 6 UTP cable
twisted-pair copper cable
usesPairsForReceive one twisted pair
usesPairsForTransmit one twisted pair
usesScrambling yes

Referenced by (7)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
100BASE‑TX ("100BASE-TX")
alsoKnownAs
IEEE 802.3az ("100BASE-TX")
appliesTo
IEEE 802.3bz 2.5G/5GBASE‑T Ethernet standard
backwardCompatibleWith
100BASE‑TX ("IEEE 802.3u")
definedInStandard
IEEE 802.3 Working Group ("100BASE-TX")
responsibleFor
100BASE-FX ("IEEE 802.3u")
standardizedIn
10BASE-T ("100BASE-TX")
succeededBy

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