100BASE-T4

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100BASE-T4 is a Fast Ethernet standard that enables 100 Mbps data transmission over Category 3 copper cabling using four twisted pairs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Fast Ethernet standard
IEEE 802.3 physical layer specification
collisionDomain shared
commonConnectorName RJ45
currentStatus largely obsolete
dataRate 100 Mbit/s
definedBy IEEE Standards Association
surface form: "IEEE"
designedFor reuse of existing Category 3 cabling
doesNotSupport full-duplex operation
encodingScheme 8B6T
family 100BASE-T
introduced 1995
marketAdoption low compared to 100BASE-TX
maximumSegmentLength 100 meters
mediaType copper
numberOfPairsUsed 4
OSIPhysicalLayer Layer 1
pairUsage 1 pair for collision detection and negotiation
3 pairs for data transmission
primaryUseEra late 1990s
standardizedIn IEEE 802.3u
supersededBy 100BASE-T2
100BASE-TX
supportedCableCategory Category 3 cable
Category 4 cable
Category 5 cable
supportsAutoNegotiation true
supportsCSMA_CD true
supportsDuplexMode half-duplex
usesAllPairsSimultaneously true
usesConnector 8P8C modular connector
usesLineCode ternary signaling
usesMedium twisted-pair copper cabling

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IEEE standards includesExample 100BASE-T4
this entity surface form: "IEEE 802.3u"
100BASE-FX isAlternativeTo 100BASE-T4

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