Copper cable categories Flashcards
Category 3
Maximum Supported
Ethernet Standard
10BASE-T
Maximum Supported
Distance
100 meters
Data Rate
Up to 10Mbps
Category 5
Maximum Supported
Ethernet Standard
100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T
Maximum Supported
Distance
100 meters
Data Rate
Up to 100Mbps
Category 5e (enhanced)
Maximum Supported
Ethernet Standard
100BASE-TX 1000BASE-T
Maximum Supported
Distance
100 meters
Data Rate
Up to 1Gbps
Category 6
Maximum Supported
Ethernet Standard
10GBASE-T
Maximum Supported
Distance
37 to 55 meters
Data Rate
Up to 10Gbps
Category 6A (augmented)
Maximum Supported
Ethernet Standard
10GBASE-T
Maximum Supported
Distance
100 meters
Data Rate
Up to 10Gbps
Maximum Supported
Ethernet Standard
10BASE-T
Maximum Supported
Distance
100 meters
Data Rate
Up to 10Mbps
Category 3
Maximum Supported
Ethernet Standard
100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T
Maximum Supported
Distance
100 meters
Data Rate
Up to 100Mbps
Category 5
Maximum Supported
Ethernet Standard
100BASE-TX 1000BASE-T
Maximum Supported
Distance
100 meters
Data Rate
Up to 1Gbps
Category 5e (enhanced)
Maximum Supported
Ethernet Standard
10GBASE-T
Maximum Supported
Distance
37 to 55 meters
Data Rate
Up to 10Gbps
Category 6
Maximum Supported
Ethernet Standard
10GBASE-T
Maximum Supported
Distance
100 meters
Data Rate
Up to 10Gbps
Category 6A (augmented)
Category 6
Category 6 cable can support a ten gigabit per second 10GBASE-T network to a distance of thirty-seven to fifty-five meters.
Category 5
Category 5 copper cables can support a one gigabit per second 1000BASE-T network up to one hundred meters. Ten gigabit per second speeds are not support over category 5 cable.
Category 5e
Category 5e (enhanced) is a minor update to category 5, and the Ethernet standards supported for a category 5e cable are identical to those of a category 5 cable. Therefore, category 5e copper cables can support a one gigabit per second 1000BASE-T network up to one hundred meters in length.
Category 6A
Category 6A (augmented) cables can support ten gigabit per second 10GBASE-T connections to a distance of one hundred meters.