cable categories
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Following are the categories for telephone and network cables, which are typically abbreviated "Cat." For HDMI video cables, see HDMI cable types.Cat 1 and Cat 2 are unofficial voice grade standards, while Cat 3 to 7 are based on the EIA/TIA-568-B standards. Most wiring for local networks that support Gigabit Ethernet is Cat 5e, an improved version of Cat 5. Cat 8 is for short distances in datacenters. See twisted pair.
Cat Type of Bandwidth Data# Cable (MHz) Rate 1 UTP 1 MHz Analog 2 UTP 4 MHz 4 Mbps 3 UTP/ScTP/STP 16 MHz 4 Mbps 4 UTP/ScTP/STP 20 MHz 16 Mbps 5 UTP/ScTP/STP 100 MHz 1 Gbps 5e UTP/ScTP/STP 100 MHz 1 Gbps 6 UTP/ScTP/STP 250 MHz 10 Gbps 6a UTP/ScTP/STP 500 MHz 10 Gbps 7 ScTP/STP 600 MHz 10 Gbps 7a ScTP/STP 1000 MHz 10 Gbps 8 ScTP/STP 2000 MHz 40-100 Gbps