10BASE5
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- Name origination
- Network design and installation
- Disadvantages
- See also
- Notes
- References
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10BASE5 (also known as thick Ethernet or thicknet) was the first commercially available variant of Ethernet. The technology was standardized in 1982 as IEEE 802.3. 10BASE5 uses a thick and stiff coaxial cable up to in length. Up to 100 stations can be connected to the cable using vampire taps and share a single collision domain with of bandwidth shared among them. The system is difficult to install and maintain.