What does CAT-5 stand for?

Category 5 Cable (networking)

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Information technology (IT) and computers

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The category 5 cable is made up of twisted pairs that are in one cable jacket.

How Do I Use Cat-5 Cabling?

Sometimes referred to as twisted pair wiring because it's composed of four pairs of twisted wires encased in a plastic covering, category 5 cable carries data up to 13 megabytes per second.

Wired for success: discovering the potential of category 5 cable

Prior to Hurricane Katrina, the Superdome relied primarily on an outdated copper infrastructure that included over 40,000 pairs of Category 3 and 10,000 pairs of Category 5 cable," explains Stewart.

After the storm: new cabling infrastructure returns Louisiana ...

1-Gigabit Ethernet was designed for enhanced Category 5 cable with a positive ACR at 100 MHz.

Which cable to choose? Cost considerations, cable run length will ...

25 Gbd link distances up to 100 meters over Category 5 cable -- Single +3.

TRADE NEWS: Agilent Technologies' Pluggable Transceiver Delivers ...

By using the Category 5 cable for power, as well as data, the product reduces the complexity of installation, affords greater flexibility in locating the unit and reduces installation costs.

Outdoor wireless bridge

14, 2002 WideBand Corporation announced that the computer networking industry has responded favorably to the recent announcement of its Gigabit Ethernet products that operate over standard Category 5 cable.

Market Responds Aggressively to WideBand Corporation Product Launch

Users can view presentations, even on runs as long as 330 feet, through the Lynx Video Network (LVN), from Lynx Broadband, which delivers video to offices and classrooms on common Category 5 cable.

Video delivered over CAT 5: cable television, telephone and data are ...