Description: Support to extend the IEEE 802.3 protocol and MAC specification to an operating speed of 10 Gb/s. Several Physical Coding Sublayers known as 10GBASE-X,10GBASE-R, and 10GBASE-W are specified, as well as significant additional supporting material for a 10 Gigabit Media Independent Interface (XGMII), a 10 Gigabit Attachment Unit Interface (XAUI), a 10 Gigabit Sixteen-Bit Interface (XSBI) and management.
Oversight Committee: C/LM - LAN/MAN Standards Committee 
Sponsor: IEEE Computer Society 
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