“Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) Describes various technologies for implementing Ethernet networking at a nominal speed of one gigabit per second defined by the IEEE 802.3z and 802.3ab standards. Gigabit Ethernet has recently been overtaken by 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE), which was ratified by the IEEE in 2002, and provides data rates 10 times greater than that of Gigabit Ethernet.”