Top Document: Data Communications Cabling FAQ Previous Document: 12.0 Ethernet 10Base-T Cabling Next Document: 14.0 Sources for the EIA/TIA 568 Standards Documents See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge EIA/TIA Category Specification provide for the following cable transmission speeds with specifications (Note prior to Jan94 UL and Anixter developed a LEVEL system which has been dropped or harmonized with the CATEGORY system); Category 1 = No performance criteria Category 2 = Rated to 1 MHz (used for telephone wiring) Category 3 = Rated to 16 MHz (used for Ethernet 10Base-T) Category 4 = Rated to 20 MHz (used for Token-Ring, 10Base-T) Category 5 = Rated to 100 MHz (used for 100Base-T, 10Base-T) UL LAN Cable Certification Program - Underwriters Laboratories publication 200-120 30M/3/92, 1992 [characteristics of Cat 3-5 UTP] User Contributions:Top Document: Data Communications Cabling FAQ Previous Document: 12.0 Ethernet 10Base-T Cabling Next Document: 14.0 Sources for the EIA/TIA 568 Standards Documents Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: pmac@fox.nstn.ca (Peter Macaulay)
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