What are the differences between Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet?
Ethernet is an extremely popular physical and data link technology used for local area networks (LANs). It was originally designed to support a maximum data rate of 10Mbps. As the need for greater performance grew for universities and business, Ethernet technology was extended to provide speed of up to 100Mbps. It was accordingly named Fast Ethernet or 100 Mbps Ethernet. Similarly, Gigabit Ethernet further extends the Ethernet computer networking and communication standards by offering maximum data rates of 1000Mbps.
