John works as a Network Administrator for NetPerfect Inc. The company has a Windows-based network. Over the last few weeks, the connectivity speed of the company has dropped down to 50 Mbps. John also receives many queries from employees of the company regarding slow Internet connection. The proposed data transmission speed is up to 1 Gbps. To increase the connectivity speed, John decides to upgrade the network.
Which of the following networking standards will he use to accomplish the task?
- 10 Gigabit Ethernet
- 10Base-FL
- Fast Ethernet
- Gigabit Ethernet
Answer(s): D
Explanation:
Gigabit Ethernet are network standards that can achieve speed up to 1Gbps. IEEE standard for Gigabit Ethernet is IEEE 802.3z for 1000BASE-LX/SX and IEEE 802.3ab for 1000BASE-T. The cable type used in Gigabit Ethernet is fiber-optic.
Answer option B is incorrect. 10BASE-FL is an IEEE baseband specification of Ethernet. It supports the maximum speed of 10Mbps. It uses fiber optic cables and supports the maximum cable length of 2000 meters. It uses different connectors, such as ST or SC connectors.
Answer option A is incorrect. The 10 Gigabit Ethernet standard (also known as 10GE, 10GbE, or 10 GigE) was first published in 2002 as IEEE Std 802.3ae-2002. It defines a version of Ethernet with a nominal data rate of 10 Gbit/s, ten times as fast as Gigabit Ethernet. 10 Gigabit Ethernet supports only full duplex links which can be connected by switches. Half duplex operation and CSMA/CD (carrier sense multiple access with collision detect) are not supported in 10GbE.
Answer option C is incorrect. Fast Ethernet is a local area network (LAN) transmission standard that provides a data rate of 100 megabits per second (referred to as '100BaseT'). Workstations with an existing 10 megabit per second (10BaseT) Ethernet card can be connected to a Fast Ethernet network. Fast Ethernet is a collective term for a number of Ethernet standards that carry traffic at the nominal rate of 100 megabits per second, against the original Ethernet speed of 10 megabits per second.
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