10GBASE-W WAN PHY
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10GBASE-W WAN PHY is a 10 Gigabit Ethernet physical layer standard designed to carry Ethernet traffic over SONET/SDH-based wide area networks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 10GBASE-W WAN PHY canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5120871 — 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: 10GBASE-W WAN PHY Context triple: [IEEE 802.3ae, defines, 10GBASE-W WAN PHY]
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A.
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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B.
10GBASE-ER
10GBASE-ER is a 10 Gigabit Ethernet physical layer standard for long-reach fiber optic links, typically supporting distances up to around 40 km over single-mode fiber.
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C.
10GBASE-SR
10GBASE-SR is a 10 Gigabit Ethernet standard for short-range data transmission over multimode fiber, commonly used in data centers and enterprise networks.
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D.
10GBASE-LR
10GBASE-LR is a 10 Gigabit Ethernet physical layer standard that uses long-range single-mode fiber to provide high-speed network links over distances typically up to 10 kilometers.
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E.
1000BASE-CX
1000BASE-CX is a short-distance copper-based Gigabit Ethernet standard that uses shielded balanced cabling for high-speed connections, typically within equipment racks or wiring closets.
- 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: 10GBASE-W WAN PHY Target entity description: 10GBASE-W WAN PHY is a 10 Gigabit Ethernet physical layer standard designed to carry Ethernet traffic over SONET/SDH-based wide area networks.
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A.
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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B.
10GBASE-ER
10GBASE-ER is a 10 Gigabit Ethernet physical layer standard for long-reach fiber optic links, typically supporting distances up to around 40 km over single-mode fiber.
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C.
10GBASE-SR
10GBASE-SR is a 10 Gigabit Ethernet standard for short-range data transmission over multimode fiber, commonly used in data centers and enterprise networks.
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D.
10GBASE-LR
10GBASE-LR is a 10 Gigabit Ethernet physical layer standard that uses long-range single-mode fiber to provide high-speed network links over distances typically up to 10 kilometers.
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E.
1000BASE-CX
1000BASE-CX is a short-distance copper-based Gigabit Ethernet standard that uses shielded balanced cabling for high-speed connections, typically within equipment racks or wiring closets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Ethernet physical layer standard ⓘ |
| basedOn | 10GBASE-R PCS ⓘ |
| belongsToFamily | 10GBASE standards ⓘ |
| category | WAN PHY ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
OC-192
ⓘ
STM-64 ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | 10GBASE-R LAN PHY ⓘ |
| definedIn | IEEE 802.3ae ⓘ |
| designedFor |
transporting Ethernet over SDH
ⓘ
transporting Ethernet over SONET ⓘ |
| distanceCapability | up to about 80 km depending on optics ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | 10GBASE-W ⓘ |
| introducedWith | first generation 10 Gigabit Ethernet ⓘ |
| lineRate | approximately 9.953 Gbit/s ⓘ |
| nominalDataRate | 10 Gbit/s Ethernet payload ⓘ |
| operatesAtLayer | physical layer ⓘ |
| optimizedFor | wide area networks ⓘ |
| primaryUseCase |
carrier WAN backhaul
ⓘ
interconnection of SONET/SDH networks with Ethernet ⓘ |
| requires | SONET/SDH network infrastructure ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | IEEE ⓘ |
| standardOf | 10 Gigabit Ethernet ⓘ |
| supports |
full-duplex operation only
ⓘ
mapping Ethernet MAC frames into SONET/SDH payload ⓘ |
| supportsMedium | single-mode fiber ⓘ |
| supportsTopology | point-to-point fiber links ⓘ |
| uses |
SONET/SDH framing
ⓘ
WAN interface sublayer ⓘ |
| usesEncoding | 64b/66b ⓘ |
| usesFraming | SONET/SDH-compatible frame structure ⓘ |
| usesLayering |
PCS
ⓘ
PMD sublayer ⓘ WAN interface sublayer ⓘ reconciliation sublayer ⓘ |
| variantOf |
10 Gigabit Ethernet WAN PHY
ⓘ
10GBASE-R ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 10GBASE-W WAN PHY Description of subject: 10GBASE-W WAN PHY is a 10 Gigabit Ethernet physical layer standard designed to carry Ethernet traffic over SONET/SDH-based wide area networks.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.