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10/100 Base-T - Ethernet network standard

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- 10 or 100 – bit rate 10 Mb/s or 100 Mb/s 

- Base (baseband) – baseband transmission 

- T (twisted) – copper twisted pair 

A twisted pair is used as a transmission medium in 10/100 Base-T standard. The twisted pair is available in an unsheathed UTP and sheathed FTP version and is usually terminated with an RJ45 connector.