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| - | ===== Category 5 (Cat-5 ===== | + | ===== Category 5 (Cat-5) ===== |
| - | [[ddsf:private:cookbook:06_append:glossary| Return to Glossary ]] | + | [[ddsf:public:guidebook:06_append:glossary:start| Return to Glossary ]] |
| - | **Category 5 (Cat-5) is network cabling that consists of four twisted pairs of copper wire terminated by RJ45 connectors. Cat-5 cabling supports frequencies up to 100 MHz and speeds up to 1000 Mbps. It can be used for ATM, token ring, 1000Base-T, 100Base-T, and 10Base-Tnetworking. | + | **Category 5 (Cat-5)** is [[ddsf:public:guidebook:06_append:glossary:n:netcabling|network cabling]] that consists of four twisted pairs of copper wire terminated by RJ45 connectors. Cat-5 cabling supports frequencies up to 100 MHz and speeds up to 1000 Mbps. It can be used for ATM, token ring, 1000Base-T, 100Base-T, and 10Base-Tnetworking. |
| - | Computers hooked up to LANs are connected using Cat-5 cables, so if you're on a LAN, most likely the cable running out of the back of your PC is Category 5. | + | Computers hooked up to [[ddsf:public:guidebook:06_append:glossary:l:lan|LANs]] are connected using Cat-5 cables, so if you're on a LAN, most likely the cable running out of the back of your PC is Category 5. |
| Cat-5 is based on the EIA/TIA 568 Commercial Building Telecommunications Wiring Standard developed by the Electronics Industries Association as requested by the Computer Communications Industry Association in 1985. | Cat-5 is based on the EIA/TIA 568 Commercial Building Telecommunications Wiring Standard developed by the Electronics Industries Association as requested by the Computer Communications Industry Association in 1985. | ||
| - | Source: [[https://www.webopedia.com/TERM/C/Cat_5.html | Category 5 (Cat-5 ]] | + | Source: [[https://www.webopedia.com/TERM/C/Cat_5.html | Category 5 (Cat-5) ]] |
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