IEEE 802.3bz 2.5G/5GBASE‑T Ethernet standard

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Ethernet physical layer standard IEEE 802.3 standard telecommunications standard

IEEE 802.3bz 2.5G/5GBASE‑T Ethernet standard defines multi‑gigabit Ethernet operation over existing twisted‑pair copper cabling, enabling 2.5 and 5 Gbit/s network speeds for applications like upgraded Wi‑Fi access points and enterprise networks.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
5GBASE‑T	2
IEEE 802.3bz	2
2.5G/5GBASE‑T	1
2.5GBASE-T	1
IEEE 802.3bz 2.5G/5GBASE‑T Ethernet standard canonical	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Ethernet physical layer standard ⓘ IEEE 802.3 standard ⓘ telecommunications standard ⓘ
addresses	bandwidth demands of 802.11ac and 802.11ax Wi‑Fi access points ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	IEEE 802.3bz 2.5G/5GBASE‑T Ethernet standard ⓘ surface form: 2.5G/5GBASE‑T multi‑gigabit BASE‑T Ethernet ⓘ
application	campus networks ⓘ enterprise networks ⓘ small and medium business networks ⓘ upgraded Wi‑Fi access points ⓘ
approvalDate	September 2016 ⓘ
approvedBy	IEEE Standards Association ⓘ
backwardCompatibleWith	1000BASE‑T ⓘ 100BASE‑TX ⓘ
cablingReuse	designed to reuse installed Cat 5e and Cat 6 cabling ⓘ
compatibleWith	existing 1000BASE‑T cabling infrastructure ⓘ
dataRate	2.5 Gbit/s ⓘ 5 Gbit/s ⓘ
defines	2.5GBASE‑T ⓘ IEEE 802.3bz 2.5G/5GBASE‑T Ethernet standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 5GBASE‑T
extends	10GBASE‑T technology ⓘ
governs	electrical characteristics of 2.5GBASE‑T links ⓘ electrical characteristics of 5GBASE‑T links ⓘ
layer	OSI physical layer ⓘ
maximumReach	100 meters on Cat 5e or better ⓘ
medium	twisted‑pair copper cabling ⓘ
optimizedFor	shorter reach and lower power than 10GBASE‑T ⓘ
organization	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ⓘ
partOf	IEEE 802.3 Ethernet standard ⓘ surface form: IEEE 802.3
physicalLayerType	BASE‑T ⓘ
publicationDate	2016 ⓘ
purpose	enable multi‑gigabit Ethernet over existing copper cabling ⓘ provide 2.5 and 5 Gbit/s speeds without requiring new cabling ⓘ
region	international ⓘ
standardNumber	IEEE 802.3bz 2.5G/5GBASE‑T Ethernet standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: IEEE 802.3bz
status	published standard ⓘ
supportsAutoNegotiation	yes ⓘ
supportsCableType	Category 5e twisted‑pair cable ⓘ Category 6 twisted‑pair cable ⓘ Category 6A twisted‑pair cable ⓘ
supportsEnergyEfficientEthernet	yes ⓘ
supportsMDIType	RJ‑45 connector ⓘ
taskForce	IEEE 802.3 Working Group ⓘ surface form: IEEE 802.3bz Task Force
usesDuplexMode	full‑duplex ⓘ
usesEncoding	PAM‑16 line coding ⓘ
workingGroup	IEEE 802.3 Working Group ⓘ surface form: IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Working Group

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

IEEE Standards Association → develops → IEEE 802.3bz 2.5G/5GBASE‑T Ethernet standard ⓘ

IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee → hasTaskGroup → IEEE 802.3bz 2.5G/5GBASE‑T Ethernet standard ⓘ

this entity surface form: IEEE 802.3bz

IEEE 802.3bt 4‑pair Power over Ethernet standard → appliesTo → IEEE 802.3bz 2.5G/5GBASE‑T Ethernet standard ⓘ

subject surface form: IEEE 802.3bt

this entity surface form: 5GBASE‑T

IEEE 802.3bz 2.5G/5GBASE‑T Ethernet standard → standardNumber → IEEE 802.3bz 2.5G/5GBASE‑T Ethernet standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: IEEE 802.3bz

IEEE 802.3bz 2.5G/5GBASE‑T Ethernet standard → defines → IEEE 802.3bz 2.5G/5GBASE‑T Ethernet standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 5GBASE‑T

IEEE 802.3bz 2.5G/5GBASE‑T Ethernet standard → alsoKnownAs → IEEE 802.3bz 2.5G/5GBASE‑T Ethernet standard ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2.5G/5GBASE‑T

IEEE 802.3bz → defines → IEEE 802.3bz 2.5G/5GBASE‑T Ethernet standard ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2.5GBASE-T