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Category 5e or Cat 5e
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Cat5e cable is an enhanced version of Cat 5 that adds
specifications for far end crosstalk. It was formally defined in 2001 as the TIA/EIA-568-B
standard, which no longer recognizes the original Cat 5 specification. Although
1000BASE-T was designed for use with Cat 5 cable, the tighter specifications
associated with Cat 5e cable and connectors make it an excellent choice for use
with 1000BASE-T. Despite the stricter performance specifications, Cat 5e cable
does not enable longer cable distances for Ethernet networks: cables are still
limited to a maximum of 100 m (328 ft) in length (normal practice is to limit
fixed ("horizontal") cables to 90 m to allow for up to 5 m of patch cable at
each end). Cat 5e cable performance characteristics and test methods are defined
in TIA/EIA-568-B.2-2001. |
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