{"id":293,"date":"2019-04-19T18:04:08","date_gmt":"2019-04-19T10:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcstationcn.com\/blog\/?p=293"},"modified":"2019-04-19T18:05:01","modified_gmt":"2019-04-19T10:05:01","slug":"the-difference-between-cat-5-cat5e-cat-6-cat6e-cat-7-cable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcstationcn.com\/blog\/?p=293","title":{"rendered":"The difference between Cat.5\/CAT5E\/CAT.6\/ CAT6e\/ CAT.7 cable"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At\npresent, in the twisted-pair this family, Cat.5\/CAT5E\/CAT.6\/ CAT6e cable types of these twisted-pair lines are\nthe most widely used, CAT.7 are also followed, then what are the differences\nbetween them?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What are the Cat.5 and CAT5E?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>CAT5, this type of cable increased the winding\ndensity, coat a high-quality insulating material, the outer skin will be\nlabeled &#8220;CAT5&#8221;, transmission bandwidth of 100MHz, for voice\ntransmission and the highest transmission rate of 100Mbps data transmission,\nmainly used for 100BASE-T and 10BASE-T network. This is the most commonly used\nEthernet cable. &#8220;CAT7&#8221; refers to the CAT5E of unshielded twisted pair\n(Utp-unshielded Twisted Pair), non-shielded twisted-pair cable is composed of\nmany pairs of twisted-pair wire and a plastic sheath, the outer skin labeled\n&#8220;CAT5e&#8221;; transmission bandwidth up to 1000Mb\/s, However, it is often\nnecessary to rely on the support of expensive special equipment. As a result,\nit is often used only in Fast Ethernet of 100Mb\/s to enable desktop\nswitch-to-computer connectivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"580\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcstationcn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/cat.5-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pcstationcn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/cat.5-1.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.pcstationcn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/cat.5-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pcstationcn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/cat.5-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 85vw, 580px\" \/><figcaption>CAT5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The difference between CAT5 and CAT5E.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The identification of class five lines is &#8220;CAT5&#8221;,\nbandwidth 100M, suitable for networks below hundred megabytes, the\nidentification of super five lines is &#8220;CAT5E&#8221;, bandwidth 155M. CAT5 can\nmeet the increasingly popular 100M\/bps Ethernet, CAT5E is mainly used in\ngigabit network, but now also common applications in the LAN. CAT5 transmit\nsignals with a maximum rate of 100MHz and are widely used. Ultra CAT5 transmit\nsignals with a maximum rate of 100MHz, better performance than five lines,\nimproved metrics such as NEXT, PS-ELFEXT, Atten, and support for duplex\napplications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"727\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcstationcn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/cat5e.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pcstationcn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/cat5e.jpg 727w, https:\/\/www.pcstationcn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/cat5e-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>CAT5E<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>CAT5E mainly used for communication companies or network\ncompanies to deploy outdoor short distance links. The maximum effective\ncommunication distance of the CAT5 is 100M, and the maximum communication\ndistance of the CAT5E is 300M. And the outer protective layer has a much longer\nservice life than the CAT5. Most of the lines connected to your router or\nswitch from the small zone gateway or the entire building network are CAT5E.\nWhile super five types of unshielded twisted-pair wires can also provide up to\n1000Mb\/s transmission bandwidth, they often require the support of expensive\nspecial equipment. As a result, it is typically applied only to 100Mb\/s Fast\nEthernet, enabling desktop switch-to-computer connectivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The difference between CAT5E and CAT6.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs people&#8217;s need for\nhigher bandwidth and faster speed networks continues to grow, CAT5E and CAT6\nare increasingly being used in people&#8217;s lives. At present, in the twisted-pair\nline of this family, compared with CAT3, CAT5 and CAT7 and other twisted-pair\nlines, CAT5E and CAT6 two twisted-pair lines are the most widely used range.\nAlthough the status of CAT5E and CAT6 is at hand, this does not mean that CAT5E\nand CAT6 can replace each other. Consumers still need to master the\ncharacteristics of each of the two, in order to make a better purchase\naccording to their own network needs. So what are the differences between CAT5E\nand CAT6? First of all, the biggest difference between CAT5E and CAT6 is the\ndifference in their performance. While both the CAT5E and CAT6 systems can\ntransmit gigabit networks, the standard used by the CAT5E system to transmit\ngigabit networks is 1000Base-T, while 1000BASE-Tx is the way CAT6 systems work.\nFrom this point of view, the CAT5E system is only &#8220;able&#8221; to support\nGigabit Ethernet, and the CAT6 system is a &#8220;truly guaranteed&#8221; use of\nGigabit Ethernet.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcstationcn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/cat.6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pcstationcn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/cat.6.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.pcstationcn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/cat.6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pcstationcn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/cat.6-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pcstationcn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/cat.6-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>CAT6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As a\nresult, the CAT6 system is better adapted to the current building environment,\nespecially in places where a large number of twisted-pair wires are\nconcentrated and have many sources of interference, such as rooms with many\nelectrical appliances (computers, telephones, various production equipment,\netc.), devices, adjacent to power lines, lighting wires. Secondly, in the structure,\nthere are obvious differences between CAT5E and CAT6. The CAT6 adds an\ninsulated cross skeleton, placing four pairs of twisted-pair wires in four\ngrooves of the cross skeleton respectively, and the cable has a large conductor\ndiameter, small torque and a thicker outer diameter. This central cross new\nproduction process is also designed to avoid crosstalk between cables when\napplied to 1000BASE-T networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The difference between CAT6E and CAT6.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcstationcn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/cat6e.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pcstationcn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/cat6e.png 768w, https:\/\/www.pcstationcn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/cat6e-300x267.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>CAT6E<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Since\nthe release of the TIA-568C.2 standard in 2009, CAT6E has been widely used in\nvarious wiring systems. Compared with traditional CAT6, CAT6E has a higher\ntransmission frequency and rate. In general, the bandwidth of the CAT6 is\n250MHz, and the bandwidth of the CAT6E is twice times that of it, which is\nclearly a very good solution for a data center with high network bandwidth\nrequirements. As the CAT6E of the current cabling system darling, supply will\nmake a comparison with the traditional CAT6. At present, the number of 10G\nnetwork ports in the data center is increasing, in the 10G Ethernet interface\nmode, 10GBase-T four pair of twisted wire is one of the most familiar ways we\ncurrently know. CAT6E is now used in data centers, with the further expansion\nof data center construction, the scale of use of CAT6E will be further\nexpanded. It should be noted, however, that although CAT6E has a superior side\nto other cables, it also has its drawbacks and shortcomings. In the wiring, not\nblindly according to the performance of the advantages and disadvantages to\nchoose, but according to the actual situation to choose the appropriate wiring\nsystem for their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is the Cat.7<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nCAT7 standard is a set of standards that support up to 600MHz bandwidth\ntransmission wiring on a 100 ohm twisted-pair line. CAT7 is a 8-core shielding\nline, each pair has a shielding layer (generally metal foil shielding DINTEK),\nand then 8 cores outside there is a shielding layer (generally metal braided\nscreen shielding DINTEK), the interface and the current RJ-45 is not compatible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"723\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcstationcn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/cat.7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pcstationcn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/cat.7.jpg 723w, https:\/\/www.pcstationcn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/cat.7-300x151.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>CAT7<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The difference between CAT7 and CAT6.<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There\nare many notable differences between CAT7 and CAT6, most notably bandwidth,\ncat5e has a higher transmission bandwidth (at least 600MHz) compared to CAT4,\nCAT5, CAT6, and CAT7, The CAT6 channel provides at least 200MHZ of\ncomprehensive attenuation to crosstalk ratio and overall 250MHZ bandwidth, and\nthe CAT7 system can provide at least 500MHZ of comprehensive attenuation to the\noverall bandwidth of the crosstalk ratio and 600MHZ. Another difference between\nthe CAT6 and CAT7 systems is their structure. CAT6 can use both UTP and STP,\nwhile CAT7 is based only on shielded cables. Each pair of lines in the CAT7 has\na shielding layer, and the four pairs of lines together also have a large\npublic shielding layer. In terms of physical structure, the additional\nshielding layer allows the CAT7 to have a larger line diameter. Another important\ndifference is its ability to connect hardware, the parameters of the CAT7\nsystem require the connection head at 600MHZ when all line pairs provide at\nleast 60DB of integrated proximal string winding, while the CAT5E system only\nrequires that the value of 43DB,CAT6 in 250MHZ be provided at 100MHZ as 46DB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally,\nit needs to be explained that regardless of the use and purchase of that\nproduct, it is necessary to understand the principle of the barrel, that is, the\nuse of the network rate of the online is how much, remember that\nhigh-performance products can be backward compatible, in turn not. Then home\nuse of the network speed limit is the rate of the network card, in other words,\nthe rate of the network card is how much, the network line is how much.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At present, in the twisted-pair this family, Cat.5\/CAT5E\/CAT.6\/ CAT6e cable types of these twisted-pair lines are the most widely used, CAT.7 are also followed, then what are the differences between them? What are the Cat.5 and CAT5E? 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