Serial Gigabit Media Independent Interface
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Serial Gigabit Media Independent Interface (SGMII) is a high-speed serial interface standard used to connect Ethernet MAC and PHY devices while reducing pin count and simplifying PCB design compared to parallel GMII.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| RGMII | 1 |
| Reduced Gigabit Media Independent Interface | 1 |
| SGMII | 1 |
| Serial Gigabit Media Independent Interface canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19234776 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Serial Gigabit Media Independent Interface Context triple: [Gigabit Media Independent Interface, relatedStandard, Serial Gigabit Media Independent Interface]
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A.
Gigabit Media Independent Interface
Gigabit Media Independent Interface (GMII) is a standard interface that connects a gigabit Ethernet MAC layer to the physical layer, supporting 1 Gbit/s data rates over various media types.
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B.
10 Gigabit Attachment Unit Interface
10 Gigabit Attachment Unit Interface is a high-speed computer networking standard that defines a four-lane serial interface used to connect 10 Gigabit Ethernet media access controllers to physical layer devices.
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C.
XGMII
XGMII (10 Gigabit Media Independent Interface) is a standard interface that connects 10 Gigabit Ethernet MAC devices to physical layer (PHY) transceivers, enabling high-speed data transfer within network hardware.
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D.
Gigabit Ethernet
Gigabit Ethernet is a family of Ethernet technologies that deliver data transfer rates of 1 gigabit per second over copper or fiber-optic cabling, widely used in modern local area networks.
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E.
IEEE 802.3z
IEEE 802.3z is a networking standard that defines Gigabit Ethernet over fiber-optic and short-run copper cabling.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Serial Gigabit Media Independent Interface Target entity description: Serial Gigabit Media Independent Interface (SGMII) is a high-speed serial interface standard used to connect Ethernet MAC and PHY devices while reducing pin count and simplifying PCB design compared to parallel GMII.
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A.
Gigabit Media Independent Interface
Gigabit Media Independent Interface (GMII) is a standard interface that connects a gigabit Ethernet MAC layer to the physical layer, supporting 1 Gbit/s data rates over various media types.
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B.
10 Gigabit Attachment Unit Interface
10 Gigabit Attachment Unit Interface is a high-speed computer networking standard that defines a four-lane serial interface used to connect 10 Gigabit Ethernet media access controllers to physical layer devices.
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C.
XGMII
XGMII (10 Gigabit Media Independent Interface) is a standard interface that connects 10 Gigabit Ethernet MAC devices to physical layer (PHY) transceivers, enabling high-speed data transfer within network hardware.
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D.
Gigabit Ethernet
Gigabit Ethernet is a family of Ethernet technologies that deliver data transfer rates of 1 gigabit per second over copper or fiber-optic cabling, widely used in modern local area networks.
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E.
IEEE 802.3z
IEEE 802.3z is a networking standard that defines Gigabit Ethernet over fiber-optic and short-run copper cabling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Serial Gigabit Media Independent Interface
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Gigabit Media Independent Interface
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relatedStandard
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Reduced Gigabit Media Independent Interface
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linked to: Serial Gigabit Media Independent Interface
Gigabit Media Independent Interface
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relatedStandard
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Serial Gigabit Media Independent Interface
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