“Original” Ethernet
- Introduced to the public in 1980
- Throughput: 10 megabits per second
Fast Ethernet (aka 10/100)
- Released in 1995
- Throughput: 100 megabits per second (12.5 Mo/s)
Gigabit Ethernet (aka 10/100/1000)
- Released in 1998
- Throughput: 1 gigabit per second (128 Mo/s)