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Category-3 is characterized to 16
MHz to support applications up to 10 Mbps.
Typical applications are: voice, ISDN 4 Mbps Token Ring and 10base-T. |
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Category-5
is used in network applications such as
10Base-T, 100Base-T, Ethernet technology
to 100 meters. They perform at high-data
transfer rates. While Cat-5 may function
at some level in a 1000Base-T switch,
the performance is below standard during
high-data transfer applications, which
is what Cat-5e was specifically designed
for. |
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Category-5E surpasses
Category-5 channel specifications and provides more
headroom than Category-5 in a 1000Base-T switch, or a
Gigabit Ethernet. Typical applications
range from 100Base-T to 1000Mbps systems. |
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Category-6
was designed for high-end network applications, having
significant headroom and superior performance over
Category-5E. Typical applications include: digital video,
100-Mbps TP-PMD and 155-Mbps ATM networks, 622-Mbps ATM,
Gigabit Ethernet, and wideband Ethernet systems. |
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