Now, Gigabit Ethernet is being used in some metropolitan-area networks (MAN), and standards bodies are readying 10-Gigabit Ethernet for metropolitan and even WANs.

• 现在，千兆位以太网已用于一些城域网（MAN），标准机构正在为大城市网、甚至广域网制定10千兆位以太网标准。