在国际标准组织开放式系统互联（OSI）参考模型下，以太网是第二层协议。10G以太网使用ＩＥＥＥ（电气与电子工程师学会）802.3以太网介质访问控制协议（ＭＡＣ）、ＩＥＥＥ 802.3以太网帧格式以及ＩＥＥＥ 802.3最小和最大帧尺寸。-In the International Standards Organization Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) reference model, Ethernet is the second-layer protocol. 10G Ethernet using the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.3 Ethernet Media Access Control Protocol (MAC), IEEE 802.3 Ethernet frame format, as well as the minimum and maximum IEEE 802.3 frame size.