10BASE-T
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10BASE-T is an early Ethernet standard that transmits data at 10 Mbps over twisted-pair copper cabling using a star topology.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 10BASE-T canonical | 8 |
| 10BASE-T Ethernet | 2 |
| IEEE 802.3i | 2 |
| 10BASE-T1L | 1 |
| IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T322502 — 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: 10BASE-T Context triple: [RJ45, isUsedInStandard, 10BASE-T]
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A.
10BASE2
10BASE2 is an older Ethernet standard that uses thin coaxial cable to provide 10 Mbps networking over relatively short distances in a bus topology.
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B.
10BASE-FL
10BASE-FL is an Ethernet standard for 10 Mbps data transmission over fiber-optic cabling, commonly used for longer-distance network links.
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C.
100BASE-FX
100BASE-FX is a Fast Ethernet standard that uses fiber-optic cabling to provide 100 Mbps full-duplex or half-duplex network connections over longer distances than copper-based variants.
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D.
10GBASE-T
10GBASE-T is an Ethernet standard for transmitting 10 gigabits per second over twisted-pair copper cabling, commonly used for high-speed local area networks.
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E.
RJ45
RJ45 is a standardized 8-pin modular connector commonly used for terminating Ethernet network cables in computer and telecommunications networking.
- 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: 10BASE-T Target entity description: 10BASE-T is an early Ethernet standard that transmits data at 10 Mbps over twisted-pair copper cabling using a star topology.
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A.
10BASE2
10BASE2 is an older Ethernet standard that uses thin coaxial cable to provide 10 Mbps networking over relatively short distances in a bus topology.
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B.
10BASE-FL
10BASE-FL is an Ethernet standard for 10 Mbps data transmission over fiber-optic cabling, commonly used for longer-distance network links.
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C.
100BASE-FX
100BASE-FX is a Fast Ethernet standard that uses fiber-optic cabling to provide 100 Mbps full-duplex or half-duplex network connections over longer distances than copper-based variants.
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D.
10GBASE-T
10GBASE-T is an Ethernet standard for transmitting 10 gigabits per second over twisted-pair copper cabling, commonly used for high-speed local area networks.
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E.
RJ45
RJ45 is a standardized 8-pin modular connector commonly used for terminating Ethernet network cables in computer and telecommunications networking.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ethernet standard
ⓘ
IEEE 802.3 physical layer specification ⓘ |
| application | local area networks ⓘ |
| autoNegotiationSupport | no (originally, later via NWay with 802.3u) ⓘ |
| backwardCompatibility | compatible at MAC layer with other 10 Mb/s Ethernet ⓘ |
| belongsToFamily | 10BASE family ⓘ |
| cableCategory | Category 3 or better twisted pair ⓘ |
| cableImpedance | 100 ohms nominal ⓘ |
| collisionDomain | shared when using hubs ⓘ |
| collisionHandling | CSMA/CD ⓘ |
| dataRate | 10 Mbit/s ⓘ |
| direction | half-duplex ⓘ |
| duplexMode | half-duplex CSMA/CD ⓘ |
| frameFormat | IEEE 802.3 MAC frame ⓘ |
| introduced | 1990 ⓘ |
| lineCode | Manchester at 10 Mbaud ⓘ |
| linkType | baseband ⓘ |
| logicalTopology | bus ⓘ |
| maximumFrameSize | 1518 bytes (without VLAN tag) ⓘ |
| maximumSegmentLength | 100 meters ⓘ |
| medium | twisted-pair copper cable ⓘ |
| minimumCableCategory | Cat3 UTP ⓘ |
| minimumFrameSize | 64 bytes ⓘ |
| networkDevice |
Ethernet hub
ⓘ
Ethernet repeater ⓘ |
| pairUsage | two pairs used ⓘ |
| physicalLayer |
IEEE 802.3 physical layer
ⓘ
linked to:
IEEE 802.3 Ethernet standard
|
| physicalTopology | star ⓘ |
| preambleLength | 64 bits (including SFD) ⓘ |
| replaced |
10BASE2
ⓘ
10BASE5 ⓘ |
| segmentType | point-to-point link between node and hub ⓘ |
| standardBody | IEEE ⓘ |
| standardizedIn |
IEEE 802.3i
ⓘ
linked to:
10BASE-T
|
| starWiringCenter | hub ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
1000BASE-T
ⓘ
linked to:
Gigabit Ethernet
100BASE-TX ⓘ
linked to:
100BASE‑TX
|
| supportsFullDuplex | no (original specification) ⓘ |
| supportsSTP | yes ⓘ |
| supportsUTP | yes ⓘ |
| supportsVLAN | at MAC layer via 802.1Q, not physical layer specific ⓘ |
| topology | star topology ⓘ |
| usesBasebandTransmission | yes ⓘ |
| usesConnector |
8P8C modular connector
ⓘ
RJ45-style connector ⓘ |
| usesEncoding | Manchester encoding ⓘ |
| usesMDI | yes ⓘ |
| usesMDI-X | yes (in hubs/switches) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: 10BASE-T Description of subject: 10BASE-T is an early Ethernet standard that transmits data at 10 Mbps over twisted-pair copper cabling using a star topology.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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