The differences between Cat5 vs Cat6 cables for you…
Cat5 vs Cat5e
Let’s start here- Cat5 and Cat5E cables are the two available although Cat5 has become obsolete in recent years. Cat5 cable can handle up to 10/100 Mbps at a 100MHz bandwidth, however the newer versions of Cat cables are faster.
Cat5E cable (“E” =“Enhanced”) became the standard cable about 15 years ago and offers improved performance over the old Cat5 cable, including up to 10 times faster speeds and a significantly greater ability to traverse distances without being impacted by crosstalk (which we will define here in a minute).
Cat6 Cables
Advantages
About that “crosstalk”….Electronic equipment (including cat cables) emit electromagnetic signals. When a group of cables are near one another, these cables can interfere with one another, also referred to as “crosstalk”. Crosstalk increases errors and lost packets. Newer versions of cat cables (i.e. Cat6 and Cat6A cables) reduce the impact of crosstalk through a variety of methods, including improved shielding and intricate cable designs.
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