FOIRL
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FOIRL (Fiber Optic Inter-Repeater Link) is an early Ethernet standard that used fiber-optic cabling to connect network repeaters over longer distances than copper-based links.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| FOIRL canonical | 2 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ethernet physical layer standard
ⓘ
fiber-optic link standard ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf |
100BASE-FX
ⓘ
surface form:
Fiber Optic Inter-Repeater Link
|
| application |
building-to-building Ethernet links
ⓘ
long-haul Ethernet backbone segments ⓘ |
| belongsToFamily | 10BASE Ethernet standards ⓘ |
| cableType | multimode fiber ⓘ |
| category | 10BASE-F ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
10BASE2 coaxial Ethernet segments
ⓘ
10BASE5 coaxial Ethernet segments ⓘ |
| connects | Ethernet repeaters ⓘ |
| dataRate | 10 Mbit/s ⓘ |
| designedFor |
10BASE2 networks
ⓘ
10BASE5 networks ⓘ |
| distanceAdvantageOver | copper-based Ethernet links ⓘ |
| fullName |
100BASE-FX
ⓘ
surface form:
Fiber Optic Inter-Repeater Link
|
| introducedIn | 1980s ⓘ |
| layer | OSI layer 1 ⓘ |
| medium | fiber-optic cable ⓘ |
| purpose | to allow longer distances between Ethernet repeaters ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
10BASE-FL
ⓘ
other 10BASE-F variants ⓘ |
| standardizedBy |
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
ⓘ
surface form:
IEEE
|
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| supports |
10 Mbit/s Ethernet
ⓘ
full-duplex operation ⓘ |
| topologyRole | inter-repeater link ⓘ |
| usedFor |
connecting Ethernet repeaters
ⓘ
extending Ethernet segment distance ⓘ |
| uses | fiber-optic transceivers ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.