Thicknet (sometimes called ThickWire) is a commonly used term for the larger size of coaxial cable used in Ethernet local area networks. Thicknet was the original Ethernet wiring, but Thinnet, which is cheaper and can be installed more easily, is the more commonly installed cable of the two for Ethernet networks. Thicknet, aka 10BASE-5 continues to be used for backbone wiring. A lower cost alternative to Thinnet on an Ethernet network is unshielded twisted pair (UTP).
A 10-mm (10BASE5) coaxial cable used to provide interLAN communications.
A thick coaxial cable that is used with a 10Base5 Ethernet LAN.
IEEE 10BASE5.10 Mbps Ethernet on thick coaxial cable.
Used to refer to the original thick coaxial cable used with Ethernet.
Coaxial cable with electrical characteristics that meet the 10Base5 specification for Ethernet networks. It enables a signal to be carried as far as 1,640 feet (500 meters) before requiring a repeater. Also called 10Base5 cable.
