I see a information:
Most interfaces are named according to:
- Interface media type (ge, so, at, and so forth)
...
I know the so
represent SONET
, at
represnet ATM
, but how about the ge
? if it means the ethernet
, why not et
?
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Most interfaces are named according to:
- Interface media type (ge, so, at, and so forth)
...
I know the so
represent SONET
, at
represnet ATM
, but how about the ge
? if it means the ethernet
, why not et
?
I guess you're asking about JunOS, the Operating System of Juniper for their hardware.
ge means Gigabit Ethernet.
This a list of ethernet interfaces and names used in JunOS:
ae
— Aggregated Ethernet interface.
et
— 100-Gigabit Ethernet interfaces.
fe
— Fast Ethernet interface.
ge
— Gigabit Ethernet interface.
xe
— 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface.
For a complete list click here
G is mainly represent the Bandwidth of port/interface that means 1000 Mega bits per seconds where as E for Ethernet technology. So, port name written as Gigabit Ethernet as per IEEE standards, Now 10GE and 100GE interfaces are also deployed in production environment.