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Tuesday, September 28, 2021

What is the difference between different categories of Ethernet cables? (CAT5 / CAT5e / CAT6 / CAT6a)

 https://www.startech.com/en-nz/faq/network-cables-ethernet-categories

CategoryTypical ApplicationMaximum frequencyMaximum length for application
CAT510/100 Mbps Ethernet100 Mhz

100 meters for 100BASE-T

CAT5e

10/100/Gigabit Ethernet

100 MHz

100 meters for 1000BASE-T

CAT6Gigabit Ethernet250 MHz

100 meters for 1000BASE-T

CAT6a10-Gigabit Ethernet500 MHz

100 meters for 10GBASE-T



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