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What is the difference between category 3, 4, and 5 cabling?

April 26, 2017cabling category

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What is the difference between category 3, 4, and 5 cabling?

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” Category 3 is specified up to 16MHz. They are typically used for voice and data transmission rates up to and including 10 Mbps, e.g. IEEE 802.5, 4 Mbps UTP and IEEE 802.3 10 Base-T Ethernet. ” Category 4 is specified up to 20 MHz. They are typically used for voice and data transmission rates up to and including 16 Mbps, e.g. IEEE 802.5, 4/16 Mbps UTP. ” Category 5 is specified up to 100 MHz. They are typically used for voice and data transmission rates up to and including 100MBps, e.g.