A term applied to the IEEE 802.3 Higher Speed Ethernet Study Group proposals, which were originally developed by Grand Junction Networks, 3Com, SynOptics, Intel, and others. Also known as 100BaseT.
Fast Ethernet modifies the existing Ethernet standard to allow speeds of 10Mbps or 100Mbps or both and uses the CSMA/CD access method.
The official standard defines three physical-layer specifications for different cabling types:
See also 100VG-AnyLAN; demand priority.