What is the Gigabit Ethernet?

Gigabit Ethernet is a term used to describe various technologies for transmitting Ethernet frames at a rate of a gigabit per second (1,000 megabits per second or 1Gbps). It provides a high-speed, reliable, and widely adopted standard for local area networks (LANs), enabling faster data transfer and improved network performance.
For your reference, here are some key advantages of Gigabit Ethernet:
1. In homes, it provides high-speed connections for internet access, streaming, and file sharing;
2. In businesses, it supports fast data transfer between computers, servers, and network storage devices, making it suitable for high-demand applications like video conferencing, large file transfers, and virtualized environments;
3. Gigabit Ethernet is backward compatible with 10Mbps and 100Mbps Ethernet. This means that devices supporting Gigabit Ethernet can also communicate with older Ethernet devices, though at slower speeds of the older devices.