Take Cat 6 Cable:
RJ-45 connectors are normally used in telephone and network cables.
Differences between Cat 5 and Cat 6 and Cat 7 Cables:
Cat 5 |
Cat 6 |
Cat 7 |
It Provides performance of up to 100MHz | It Provides performance of up to 1–500 MHz | It Provides performance of up to 1–600 MHz |
Cat 5 is also used to carry other signals such as telephony and video | It can be identified by the printing on the side of the cable sheath. | Cat 7 ethernet cable's full potentials will simply not be used. |
It speeds up to 10 Base-T, 100 Base-T Fast Ethernet. | It speeds up to 10 Base-T, 100 Base-T, 1000 Base-T | |
Data Performance ranges between 10 - 100 MBPS | Data Performance ranges between 100 - 1000 MBPS | Data Performance ranges between 1GBPS - 10 GBPS |
It supports maximum cable strength up to 100 meters | It supports maximum cable strength up to 90 meters | It supports maximum cable strength up to 55 meters |
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