What Are The Different Speeds For Network Switches?

Most switch manufacturers provide a wide range of switches to meet specific applications including switches for home/office environments to larger data centre applications. Network switch manufacturers tend to use 3 categories to group switches. These include (1) Fast Ethernet switches (FS) – 10/100 Mbps (standard IEEE 802.3u), (2) Gigabit network switches (GS or JGS) – 10/100/1000 Mbps (standard IEEE 802.3-2008) and (3) Ten-gigabit network switches (GSS) – 10/100/1000/10000 Mbps (standard IEEE 802.3a). Other Ethernet speeds and standards also referenced including: 2.5 Gbps, 5 Gbps, 25 Gbps, 40 Gbps, 50 Gbps or 100 Gbps but these tend to be for more specialised applications.