Ethernet is a technical terminology for the LANs standardized by IEEE. Not every LAN is an Ethernet. To be an Ethernet, a LAN must follow the guidelines provided in the IEEE-802 standard. Here IEEE 802 is the standardization number for Ethernets.
Depending upon different data rates, Ethernets are classified in the following categories:
This is the very basic Ethernet specification. The internal data-rate in these networks is up to 10 Mbps. Following are the specifications in standard Ethernet: