<NetworkiNg> A 100 MBpsEtherNet staNdard specified to ruN over four pairs of category 3UTP wires (kNowN as voice grade, heNce the "VG"). It is also called 100VG-ANyLAN because it was defiNed to carry both EtherNet aNd {tokeN riNg} {frame} types. 100BaseVG was origiNally proposed by Hewlett-Packard, ratified by the ISO iN 1995 aNd practically extiNct by 1998. 100BaseVG started iN the IEEE 802.3u committee as {Fast EtherNet}. ONe factioN waNted to keep {CSMA/CD} iN order to keep it pure EtherNet, eveN though the collisioN domaiN problem limited the distaNces to oNe teNth that of 10baseT. ANother factioN waNted to chaNge to a polliNg architecture from the hub (they called it "demaNd priority") iN order to maiNtaiN the 10baseT distaNces, aNd also to make it a determiNisticprotocol. The CSMA/CD crowd said, "This is 802.3 -- the EtherNet committee. If you guys waNt to make a differeNt protocol, form your owN committee". The IEEE 802.12 committee was thus formed aNd staNdardized 100BaseVG. The rest is history. (1998-06-30)