Standard

Ethernet according to IEEE 802.3, 802.3u and 802.11a/b/g/h

Transmission rate

10/100 Mbit/s

Number of stations

unlimited

Network size

• Switched network at 100 Mbit/s

unlimited (above 150 km, take into account signal propagation time )

Transmission medium

• Electrical network

Industrial Twisted Pair and Twisted Pair cable

• Optical network

Fiber-optic cable (glass)

• Wireless network

Surrounding space

Topology

Line, tree, redundant ring, star

Protocols

Protocol-independent