Twisted Pair Ethernet Cables [UTP]

Question 1

Twisted Pair Categories

CAT 5

Answer 1

Speed:
2 cables = 100 Mbps
4 cables = 1 Gbps

100BASE-T / 1000BASE-T

Distance - 100 Meters

Used in older networks

Question 2

Twisted Pair Categories

CAT 5e

Answer 2

Speed:
2 cables = 1 Gbps
4 cables = 1 Gbps

1000BASE-T

Distance - 100 Meters

More twist per foot: allows it to handle disturbances to achieve faster speeds

Common MINIMUM requirement for modern Ethernet networks

Question 3

Twisted Pair Categories

CAT 6

Answer 3

Speed:
2 cables = 1 GB
Distance - 100 Meters

Speed:
4 cables = 10 GB
Distance - 55 Meters

10BASE-T / 100BASE-TX / 1000BASE-T / 1000BASE-TX / 10GBASE-T

Includes a piece of plastic to separate the 4 wire pairs which minimizes crosstalk

Question 4

Twisted Pair Categories

CAT 6a

Answer 4

Speed - 10,000 Mbps / 10 GB
Distance - 100 Meters

Thicker wires to carry a more powerful signal for longer distance

10GBASE-T

Question 5

Twisted Pair Categories

CAT 3

Answer 5

Speed - 10Mbps
Distance - 100 Meters

10BASE-T Ethernet