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1000BaseX or 1000Base-X

1000BaseX identifies various Gigabit Ethernet standards as defined in IEEE802.3z, such as 1000BaseLX, 1000BaseSX, 1000BaseCX and 1000BaseLH. Basically, all standards included in 1000BaseX uses 8B/10B coding scheme with 8 bits of data and 2 bits of error-correction data. Each specification allows various cable (fiber or copper) lengthes, and uses different cable media.

 

 

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1000BaseX or 1000Base-X