Brian Cryer's Glossary of IT Terms with Links
CAT5E
- CAT5E
- Category 5 Ethernet network cabling. (CAT 5 Enhanced.) The CAT5E standard
allows for transmission speeds of up to 1000mbps
(giga-bit Ethernet). There is little real difference in the cabling standards
between CAT5 and CAT5E, the standards for CAT5E being
only a little more stringent over CAT5. CAT6 gives a
more stringent standard for 1000mbps Ethernet network cabling.
For more information see:
- www.tecdatawire.com/catspec.html - Comparison of Cat5, Cat5e, Cat6 and Cat7.
- www.lanshack.com/cat5e-tutorial.aspx - Information on installing cat 5 / 5e cabling.