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An understanding of the following key points should have been achieved: The differences and similarities among 10BASE5, 10BASE2, and 10BASE-T Ethernet Manchester encoding The factors affecting Ethernet timing limits 10BASE-T wiring parameters The key characteristics and varieties of 100 Mbps Ethernet The evolution of Ethernet MAC methods, frame formats, and transmission process of Gigabit Ethernet The uses of specific media and encoding with Gigabit Ethernet The pinouts and wiring typical to the various implementations of Gigabit Ethernet The similarities and differences between Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet The basic architectural considerations of Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet