Ethernet : PHY Layer

Baseband Medium Type and Physical Medium
|
Interface Name |
Description (Physical Medium) |
| 100BASE-T4 |
operating over twisted pairs of Category 3,4, or 5 cable in accordance with ISO/IEC 11801 |
| 100BASE-TX |
uses two pairs of Category 5 balanced cabling as defined by ISO/IEC 11801 |
| 100BASE-FX |
uses two multimode Fibers |
| 10GBASE-W | |
| 10GBASE-X |
support cable plants using cabled optical fiber compliant with ISO/IEC 11801:1995 |
| 10GBASE-R |
support cable plants using cabled optical fiber compliant with ISO/IEC 11801:1995 |
| 10GBASE-T |
Support copper medium from ISO/IE 11801:2002, with appropriate augmentation Support operation over 4-connector structured 4-pair, twisted copper cabling for all supported distances and classes |
| 10GBASE-SR | 850 nm Serial LAN PHY |
| 10GBASE-LR | 1310 nm Serial LAN PHY |
| 10GBASE-ER | 1550 nm Serial LAN PHY |
| 10GBASE-SW | 850 nm Serial WAN PHY |
| 10GBASE-LW | 1310 nm Serial WAN PHY |
| 10GBASE-EW | 1550 nm Serial WAN PHY |
| 10GBASE-LX4 | using single mode or multimode fiber |
| 10GBASE-CX4 | |
| 40GBASE-R | |
| 40GBASE-KR4 | |
| 40GBASE-CR4 | |
| 40GBASE-LR4 | |
| 40GBASE-SR4 | |
| 40GBASE-FR | |
| 100GBASE-R | |
| 100GBASE-SR10 | |
| 100GBASE-LR4 | |
| 100GBASE-ER4 |