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Gigabit Ethernet




a.k.a. Gig-E

(pronounced: gig-ee)

An ISP that offers Ethernet services over optical pipes, at 1000 Mbps (1 gigabit or 1 billion bits per second), which is currently the highest level of backbone support.


NetLingo Classification: Net Hardware

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