<P> 10BASE5 ( also known as thick Ethernet or thicknet ) was the first commercially available variant of Ethernet . 10BASE5 uses a thick and stiff coaxial cable up to 500 metres ( 1,600 ft ) in length . Up to 100 stations can be connected to the cable using vampire taps and share a single collision domain with 10 Mbit / s of bandwidth shared among them . The system is difficult to install and maintain . </P>
<P> 10BASE5 ( also known as thick Ethernet or thicknet ) was the first commercially available variant of Ethernet . 10BASE5 uses a thick and stiff coaxial cable up to 500 metres ( 1,600 ft ) in length . Up to 100 stations can be connected to the cable using vampire taps and share a single collision domain with 10 Mbit / s of bandwidth shared among them . The system is difficult to install and maintain . </P>
thicknet is the colloquial name for which ethernet standard
thicknet is the colloquial name for which ethernet standard
10BASE5
10BASE5