The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers has introduce a new standard which is still under development known as the IEEE 802.3bz-2016 that specificies the network protocols to reach a transimission speed of 2.5Gbps and 5Gbps. This new standard brings about an upgrade from the already existing Fast Ethernet (bandwidth of 100Mbps) and Gigabit Ethernet (bandwidth of 1000Mbps). This standard also allow us to use our already existing Cat 5e cables (for a transmission speed of 2.5Gbps under the new standard) and the Cat 6 cables (for a transmission speed of 5Gbps under the new standard). Cat 5e and Cat 6 are the most widely used in our homes and offices and thus will therefore not require a change of cabling which can be very expensive. However it will still require a change of network materials such as routers, NIC, hubs, switches etc... This new standard was specifically made to bridge the gap between the Gigabit Etherneg (1Gbps) which is the fastest standard for Cat 5e and 6 cablings and 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10Gbps) for Cat 6a and 7 cablings. This standard will also implement other nice features such as various Power over Ethernet features (PoE, PoE+ and UPoE) suitable for WiFi access points, a 200MHz/100MHz spectral bandwidth allowing for cables to be deployed over long distances and does not require super-high-quality mega-shielded cables.
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