Wiring specification -- in 1996 usually towards the top of the line.
Unshielded twisted pair with 100 ohm impedance and electrical characteristics supporting transmission at frequencies up to 100 MHz. Defined by the TIA/EIA 568-A specification.
A name given to cabling rated to carry transmissions of 100 Mbps or faster. Category 5 cabling is required for 100BaseT networks. While Category 3 (and 4) wiring is acceptable for 10BaseT networks, it is generally worthwhile to install Category 5 wiring now if there is any chance you will need the higher speeds in the future.
Networking standard certifying that a copper wire cable can carry data at up to 100 Mbps. See also UTP.
four twisted pairs of high-capacity wire enclosed in an insulated sheath (or jacket). Handles telephone signals for telephones, faxes and modems, plus video and data signals. Transfers data at 100Mbits per second.
Cabling standard specified by EIA/TIA 568 for use with speeds up to 100Mbit/s including FDDI (TP PMD), 100BaseT and 100BaseVG-AnyLan, and potentially ATM at 155Mbit/s.
Standard cable for LANs. It has four twisted pairs of copper that may be shielded or unshielded.
The most common type of wiring used in LANs. It is approved for both voice and data (at up to 100Mhz). Also called cat 5.
The minimum standard unshielded twisted pair cabling used for LAN drops.
A standards-based cable consisting of twisted-pair wire, with a specific number of twists per foot to reduce electrical crosstalk and provide a specific characteristic impedance (capacitive and inductive reactance) per each foot of cable. Used as an industry standard for modern cable plant, and required for Fast Ethernet. Desirable for 10BaseT as well.
or Cat5 is a popular unshielded and twisted cable very commonly used today for voice and data communication. Cat 5 may also often be used to connect Proximity Card readers over distances under 100 feet or so. Longer distace may require a shielded type wire. To be Cat 5 it must support speeds of up to 100MHz over 22 or 24 Gauge wire. It's commonlly used for higher speed twisted pair networks as 100Base-TX and Fast Ethernet. Another newer type cable is Cat 5E (enhanced) for up to 1,000Mbps of data transfer rate for use usually in fast ethernet.
(Cat5) A specification of twisted pair ( UTP) copper cable to meet the criteria required by 100baseT.
Consists of 4 pairs of twisted pair wires used for high speed communications of up to 100 Mbps over distances of up to 100 meters.
Twisted-pair cable with electrical characteristics suitable for all twisted-pair Ethernet media systems, including 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX. Category 5 and Category 5e cable are preferred cable types for structural cabling systems.
Transmission characteristics up to 100MHZ
A performance classification for twisted pair cables, connectors and systems.Specified to 100 MHz.Suitable for voice and data applications up to 155 Mbps (possibly 1000 Mbps).
Communications cable that contains 4 pairs of twisted copper wire. Generally used in homes or offices to connect computers and other networking devices. Depending on the protocol used, it can transmit data at speeds of 10Mbps to 100Mbps within the network.
Network cabling consisting of four twisted pairs of copper wire terminated by eight-conductor RJ-45 connectors; supports data rates up to 100 megabits per second.
Twisted pair wire with data rate to 100Mbps (1000 Mbps with 4 pair). No longer supported replaced by CAT 5E (1000 Mbps).
(also known as CAT 5) Cabling standard specified by EIA/TIA (Electronic Industries Association/Telecommunications Industry Association) 568 for use at speeds up to 100Mbps including FDDI, 100BaseT and 100BaseVG-AnyLan, and potentially ATM at 155Mbps.