Stressing 1 GbE Receivers on the Physical Layer
Application Notes
1000Base-T Ethernet, and the technical challenges it creates for design and test
The standard for the 1000Base-T Ethernet (IEEE 802.3ab) describes data rates of 1 Gb/s over a star topology, over up to 100 meters of Category 5 (or better), unshielded, balanced, twisted-pair, copper cable.