Fast Ethernet vs. Gigabit Ethernet

Ethernet is a Local Area Network, which is used to connect different people working at a place. It is opposite of the internet which is for the use of individuals who want to surf on their own. Ethernet helps people work in a group to get the job done at a quick rate. It is the most common used technology in its field and contributes to keeping multiple computers connected to each other or to one central computer and is mostly used in different organizations where several people are performing a task. Many types of Ethernet are there for use, but there are two main types of Ethernet which are currently more frequently used, they are Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet. Both have some similarities and differences between them, the latter ones will be discussed in this paragraph. The simplest of difference between them is their speed. An Ethernet, which is working at the speed of 100 Mbps, is known as Fast Ethernet while the one which is operating at 1000 Mbps is known as Gigabit Ethernet. This is the basis of why they are named differently even when they both use the same bandwidths and modes such as half and duplex. A gigabit Ethernet works 10 times faster than a fast Ethernet. It can also be assumed that a quick card can run on speed such as 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps while a gigabit card can run at speeds such as 10, 100 and 1000 Mbps respectively. Because of these features, gigabit is costlier than the fast one. If someone wants to upgrade from quick to gigabit Ethernet, it won’t cost them much, and the process will be simple. If the up gradation is from gigabit to fast one, it can cost a lot more, and the process will be complicated. That said, there are more connectivity and networking problems in the gigabit version because most of the technologies are still to upgrade them to the standard of working at such high speeds. Most of the fast internet works at a frequency of 125 MHZ while the rate of Gigabit is slightly higher.