Quick Reference Guides to 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet
By Charles Spurgeon

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• The Ethernet System. Describes the basic concepts of the Ethernet system that are common to both 10-Mbps and 100-Mbps media varieties.

• The 100-Mbps Media Systems. Describes the components that are common to all 100-Mbps Ethernet media varieties.

• 100-Mbps Twisted-Pair, Type 100BASE-TX. Describes the two-pair variety of 100-Mbps twisted-pair Ethernet media.

• 100-Mbps Fiber Optic, Type 100BASE-FX. Describes the fiber optic variety of 100-Mbps Ethernet media.

• 100-Mbps Twisted-Pair, Type 100BASE-T4. Describes the four-pair variety of 100-Mbps twisted-pair Ethernet media.

• Auto-Negotiation. Describes the Auto-Negotiation system that provides automatic configuration of Ethernet ports.

• 100-Mbps Multi-Segment Configuration Guidelines. Describes the multi-segment configuration guidelines for 100-Mbps Ethernet media.