Copper cable categories Flashcards

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Category 3

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Maximum Supported
 Ethernet Standard
10BASE-T

Maximum Supported
 Distance
100 meters

Data Rate
Up to 10Mbps

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Category 5

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Maximum Supported
 Ethernet Standard
100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T

Maximum Supported
 Distance
100 meters

Data Rate
Up to 100Mbps

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Category 5e
 (enhanced)

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Maximum Supported
 Ethernet Standard
100BASE-TX 1000BASE-T

Maximum Supported
 Distance
100 meters

Data Rate
Up to 1Gbps

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Category 6

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Maximum Supported
 Ethernet Standard
10GBASE-T

Maximum Supported
 Distance
37 to 55 meters

Data Rate
Up to 10Gbps

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5
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Category 6A (augmented)

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Maximum Supported
 Ethernet Standard
10GBASE-T

Maximum Supported
 Distance
100 meters

Data Rate
Up to 10Gbps

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6
Q

Maximum Supported
 Ethernet Standard
10BASE-T

Maximum Supported
 Distance
100 meters

Data Rate
Up to 10Mbps

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Category 3

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7
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Maximum Supported
 Ethernet Standard
100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T

Maximum Supported
 Distance
100 meters

Data Rate
Up to 100Mbps

A

Category 5

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8
Q

Maximum Supported
 Ethernet Standard
100BASE-TX 1000BASE-T

Maximum Supported
 Distance
100 meters

Data Rate
Up to 1Gbps

A

Category 5e
 (enhanced)

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9
Q

Maximum Supported
 Ethernet Standard
10GBASE-T

Maximum Supported
 Distance
37 to 55 meters

Data Rate
Up to 10Gbps

A

Category 6

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10
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Maximum Supported
 Ethernet Standard
10GBASE-T

Maximum Supported
 Distance
100 meters

Data Rate
Up to 10Gbps

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Category 6A (augmented)

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11
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Category 6

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Category 6 cable can support a ten gigabit per second 10GBASE-T network to a distance of thirty-seven to fifty-five meters.

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12
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Category 5

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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.

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13
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Category 5e

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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.

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14
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Category 6A

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Category 6A (augmented) cables can support ten gigabit per second 10GBASE-T connections to a distance of one hundred meters.

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