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, i.e. 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.