Whats The Difference Between CAT5 & CAT6?
Whats The Difference Between CAT5 & CAT6?
10 August 2005, 12:34 PM
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CAT 5, 5e, 6 Detailed Cable Specifications
Basically use cat6 and above for gigabit / 10GBaseT
David
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Category Type Spectral B/W Length LAN Applications Notes Cat3 UTP 16 MHz 100m 10Base-T, 4Mbps Telephone Cables Cat4 UTP 20 MHz 100m 16Mbps Rarely Used Cat5 UTP 100MHz 100m 100Base-Tx,ATM, CDDI LAN Cat5e UTP 100MHz 100m 100Base-T LAN Cat6 UTP 250MHz 100m 1000Base-T LAN Cat7 ScTP 600MHz 100m 1000Base-T LAN
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CAT 5 CAT 5e CAT 6 Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz 250 MHz Attenuation (Min. at 100 MHz) 22 dB 22 dB 19.8 dB Characteristic Impedance 100 ohms ± 15% 100 ohms ± 15% 100 ohms ± 15% NEXT (Min. at 100 MHz) 32.3 dB 35.3 dB 44.3 dB PS-NEXT (Min. at 100 MHz) no specification 32.3 dB 42.3 dB ELFEXT (Min. at 100 MHz) no specification 23.8 dB 27.8 dB PS-ELFEXT (Min. at 100 MHz) no specification 20.8 dB 24.8 dB Return Loss (Min. at 100 MHz) 16.0 dB 20.1 dB 20.1 dB Delay Skew (Max. per 100 m) no specification 45 ns 45 ns
Basically use cat6 and above for gigabit / 10GBaseT
David
Last edited by David_Wallis; 10 August 2005 at 12:36 PM.
10 August 2005, 07:26 PM
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Sounds like a Doctor Suess line that !
'Oh mercy me , how can it be, here's Cat1, Cat2 and Cat3'
'And later on, all full of tricks arrive cat's 4, 5 and 6'
And yes I have been drinking.
'Oh mercy me , how can it be, here's Cat1, Cat2 and Cat3'
'And later on, all full of tricks arrive cat's 4, 5 and 6'
And yes I have been drinking.
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