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Question added by هاشم المشارقة Key Account Manager Advanced United Systems Ltd. ( A member of Taj Holding Group)
10 years ago

What are the differences between CAT5 and other categories of twisted pair cables ?‎

There are many categories of twisted pair cables: CAT3, CAT4, CAT5 and CAT6 but what is the difference between these categories ?‎

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Question added by Sreenath MT IT Support Engineer (Senior) CORNERSTONE ONDEMAND
11 years ago
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Answer added by  Deleted user
10 years ago

CAT3 can be relied on to handle data speeds of up to10 Mbps, but no more. Its maximum frequency clocks in at16 MHz. Like many other cabling options, it relies on copper f ... See More

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Answer added by  Samir Basnet, Server Administrator/ Counsellor, College of Realtime Technology
11 years ago

no. you cant . CATEGORY5 and CATEGORY6 cables are almost same just used to Indoor and outdoor.. it depends on what cable you are using as well as NIC. liek ETHERNET then ... See More

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Answer added by  Glenda Gutiérrez Capriles
7 years ago

Category 5 is the most basic. Cat 5 cable is available in two varieties: Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP), the type widely used in the United States, and Screened Twisted Pa ... See More

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Answer added by  Muhammad Usman, Network Administrator , Al Daffah Company
9 years ago

The major difference between the CAT's Categories How long CAT4, CAT5, CAT6 transmit the data without losing and little bit difference in thickness but it doesn' ... See More

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Answer added by  Ahlaam kazi, Mobile Android Developer, Payments
9 years ago

CAT5 refers to Category5 cable.  the dfiference between these is based on the thickness of wire and the longer range to transmit data they can provide. beginning with cat ... See More

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Answer added by  Vinod Madathil Chandanaveed, Regional IT Manager, Bureau Veritas
11 years ago

 The general difference between category5e and category6 is in the transmission performance, and extension of the available bandwidth from100 MHz for category5e to200 MHz ... See More