Technical differences
As the category number gets higher, so does the speed and Mhz of the wire. This is not a coincidence, because each category brings more stringent testing for eliminating crosstalk (XT) and adding isolation between the wires.
This does not mean your experiences have been the same. Physically you can use Cat-5 cable for 1 Gb speeds, and I have personally used cable longer than 100 meters, but because the standard has not been tested for it, you'll probably have mixed results. Just because you have Cat-6 cable, doesn't mean you have 1 Gb network speeds either. Every connection in your network needs to support the 1 Gb speed and in some cases, the connection will need to be told in software to use the available speed.
Category 5 cable was revised, and mostly replaced with, Category 5 Enhanced (Cat-5e) cable which did not change anything physically in the cable, but instead applied more stringent testing standards for crosstalk.
Category 6 was revised with Augmented Category 6 (Cat-6a) which provided testing for 500 Mhz communication (compared to Cat-6's 250 Mhz). The higher communication frequency eliminated alien crosstalk (AXT) which allows for longer range at 10 Gb/s .
Mechanical
Retention | 50 N (11 lbf) for 60±5 s |
Mating cycle life | min 750 cycles |
Tensile strength | ≥ 20 N per wire |
Installation Temperature | 0°C to +60°C |
Operating temperature | -20°C to +60°C |
Minimum bend radius | 4 outer cable diameters |
Boot Type | Any type of the above picture |
Length | 0.3m-30m or As per requested |
Color | Grey/Green/Blue/White/Black/Red/Yellow |
Package | polybag or Blister Package |
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Company introduction
We are a wire factory located in Zhejiang Haiyan, China.
We have professional, high quality machines and testing equipment. Main business Low voltage power cables, civil wires, audio cables, fire alarm cables,Control cable and other more than 30 series of products. The company's service purpose is Integrity-based, customer satisfaction for the principle. We hope that in the near future To work with you.
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