An Ethernet speed of 100 Mbps can be used at the user level to provide good performance. Clients or servers that require more bandwidth can use 1000-Mbps Ethernet.
Fast Ethernet is used as the link between user and network devices. It can support the combination of all traffic from each Ethernet segment.
Fast Ethernet can be used to connect enterprise servers. This will enhance client-server performance across the campus network and help prevent bottlenecks.
Fast Ethernet or Gigabit Ethernet should be implemented between backbone devices, based on affordability.