Cat6

Gigabit wiring standard

Cat6 is a category of Ethernet cable used for computer networking, capable of transmitting data at speeds up to 10 gigabits per second over short distances.

It's an improvement over Cat5 and Cat5e cables, with tighter twisting of the wire pairs to reduce interference.

We ran Cat6 through the walls when we renovated.

cabling

ethernet

Wired networking standard

unshielded · STP · conductor · jacket · crimp · connector · wiring · run · pull · terminate

networking

gigabit

Billion bits of data

switch · router · infrastructure · backbone · data center · rack · network · speed · latency · transmission

installation

installer

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outlet · wall plate · conduit · bundle · label · tester · certification · structured · commercial · residential

standards

TIA

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connectivity method

Cat6wireless

Untethered signal transmission

Wi-Fi · WiFi · Bluetooth · wireless networking · WLAN

cable generation/performance tier

Cat6dial-up

Phone-line internet connection

coaxial · Cat5e · fiber optic

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