Everything you need to know about Gigabit Ethernet.
Here is a snippet: Gigabit Ethernet allows network transfers up to 1.000 Mbps using standard Cat 5 UTP (unshielded twisted pair) cabling. How can this be accomplished, since Cat 5 cables can run only up to 100 Mbps? We will explain this and also other very interesting issues regarding Gigabit Ethernet performance. Read on over at Hardware Secrets.
How Gigabit Ethernet works
