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The technical specification for Cat5e specifies a total length of 100 meters (about 328 feet). This usually breaks down (during design) to 90 meters of 'structured cable' (cable that is permanently installed from one point to another) and ten meters (33 feet) of connecting cables for the ends. This isn't the complete answer however. The Cat 5e specification is less about length and more about performance. It's quite possible that a cable can be shorter than 100m and still not meet the Cat 5e standard. The most common cause is poor installation. A cable that bends too sharply deforms the wiring inside and can cause the signal sent on one wire to interfere with the signal on another. Cable that is not properly terminated can cause loss of data because of poor connections or wire to wire interference. On the other hand, if you simply ignore the arbitrary length limit and concentrate on proper installation methods, you can easily obtain Cat 5e PERFORMANCE well beyond the stated 100 meters.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 13y ago330 ft tops in the best environment.
at best a norm environment will get you about a 180ft in what they call a favorable alien crosstalk. meaning few wires near each other and 121ft in a hostile alien crosstalk environment, which means many cables bundles together. But it technically reach up to 330ft
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∙ 14y agoThe maximum allowed length of a Cat-6 cable is 100 meters (330 ft) when used for 10/100/1000baseT and 55 meters (180 ft) when used for 10GbaseT
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∙ 15y ago90 - 100 metres
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∙ 13y ago89 m or 295 ft
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Types of twisted cable?
Cat 5, Cat 5e, Cat 6, Cat7
What cable for PS3 online?
Ethernet cable of cat 5e or cat 6 connected to modem or router
Can cat 6 and cat 5e cable be used on the same network?
Yes
What type of condutor is used with Cat 5e cable?
Copper.
What type of connector is used with cat-5e or cat-6e cable?
RJ-45
The Common type of network cable that has 8 wires?
Cat 5, Cat 5e
What is the highest transmission speed attainable using the best twisted-pair cable?
The maximum is 1 Gbps (CAT-5e, CAT-6), the maximum distance without attenuation is 100 m.
What is the maximum speed of data cat5 cable?
The transmission speed of the cable is limited in most cases by the hardware attached to it. Cat5 basic cable has been used successfully up to 1 gigabit speed using ethernet. There have been lab tests proving it might be useful for 10gigabit over short ranges but usually that requires Cat5e or Cat6 grade cable. The most common speeds are 10/100 mb ethernet.
What is the maximum speed of Cat 3 Cat 5 Cat 5e cabling?
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2 What is the maximum distance of Cat 5e cabling for data transmission?
That depends on what you will be using the cable for. In general, the higher the frequency of the signal being sent down the cable, the shorter the cable has to be. The environment of the cable is also important. If the cable is in an electrically noisy environment, it needs to be shorter. There are various standards that specify the maximum length of a cable. Sometimes it will work (some of the time) if you use a longer piece of cable, but following the standard is much more likely to work correctly all the time. Some examples from computer networking standars: For 10BASE-T Ethernet, the maximum length of a cable is 100 meters. Note that this standard was defined for Cat 3 cable, so you'll probably be able to use Cat 5e cable to send the signal further. However, there's no standard specifying how much further - you'll probably have to test it yourself. For 100BASE-T Ethernet, the maximum length is also 100 meters, but the cable grade is specified as Cat 5 (not Cat 5e). So you might be able to make a longer run work with Cat 5e. For 1000BASE-T Ethernet, again the maximum length is 100 meters, but now the cable must be Cat 5e. Also, all four pairs of the cable are used, whereas in the other two standards only two pairs are used. HTH, Gdunge
What cable type is the cheapest and often used in home networks?
Cat 5E
Is Cat 5E ethernet cable effective for gigabit speed ethernet applications?
Yes, CAT 5E is well-suited for gigabit ethernet. CAT 6 will also work just fine.
