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Category 5 cable (Cat 5) is a twisted pair cable for computer networks. Since 2001, the variant commonly in use is the Category 5e specification (Cat 5e). The cable standard provides performance of up to 100 MHz and is suitable for most varieties of Ethernet over twisted pair up to 2.5GBASE-T [1][2][3][4] but more commonly runs at 1000BASE-T ...
ANSI/TIA-568 is a technical standard for commercial building cabling for telecommunications products and services. The title of the standard is Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard and is published by the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), a body accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
Structured cabling is the design and installation of a cabling system that will support multiple hardware uses and be suitable for today's needs and those of the future. With a correctly installed system, current and future requirements can be met, and hardware that is added in the future will be supported [1]
Ethernet over twisted-pair technologies use twisted-pair cables for the physical layer of an Ethernet computer network. They are a subset of all Ethernet physical layers. Early Ethernet used various grades of coaxial cable, but in 1984, StarLAN showed the potential of simple unshielded twisted pair. This led to the development of 10BASE-T and ...
Ethernet crossover cable. An Ethernet crossover cable is a crossover cable for Ethernet used to connect computing devices together directly. It is most often used to connect two devices of the same type, e.g. two computers (via their network interface controllers) or two switches to each other. By contrast, straight through patch cables are ...
IDC (electrical connector) An insulation-displacement contact (IDC), also known as insulation-piercing contact (IPC), is an electrical connector designed to be connected to the conductor (s) of an insulated cable by a connection process which forces a selectively sharpened blade or blades through the insulation, bypassing the need to strip the ...
Common for current LANs. Superseded by Cat 5e, but most Cat 5 cables meet Cat 5e standards. [18] Limited to 100 m between equipment. Cat 5e: UTP, [18] F/UTP, U/FTP [19] 100 MHz [18] 1000BASE-T, 2.5GBASE-T [18] Enhanced Cat 5. Common for current LANs. Same construction as Cat 5, but with better testing standards. [18] Limited to 100m between ...
Four-position, four-contact (4P4C) plug, used for connecting a telephone handset and base. Six-position, six-contact (6P6C) jack, which could be wired as RJ11, RJ14, or RJ25. A registered jack (RJ) is a standardized telecommunication network interface for connecting voice and data equipment to a computer service provided by a local exchange ...