Category 6 550 Mhz UTP "Injection Molded Booted" Patch Cable

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This cable is typically used to connect computers and peripherals together in a network. Category 6 is capable of faster data transmission. Category - 6 is a cable standard for Gigabit Ethernet and is backwards compatible with the Category 5, Category 5e and Category 3 standards. Cat-6 features more stringent specifications for crosstalk and system noise. The cable standard is suitable for 10 BaseT / 10 BaseTX and 1000 BaseT(Gigabit Ethernet) connections. It provides performance of up to 250 MHz.The cable contains four twisted copper wire pairs, just like earlier copper cable standards.

What is the general difference between category 5e and category 6?

The general difference between Category 5e and Category 6 is in the transmission performance and extension of the available bandwidth from 100 MHz for Category 5e to 200 MHz for Category 6. This includes better insertion loss, near end crosstalk (NEXT), return loss and equal level far end crosstalk (ELFEXT). These improvements provide a higher signal-to-noise ratio, allowing higher reliability for current applications and higher data rates for future applications. The additional performance parameters provide a sort of "forgiveness factor" for things that happen within a cabling infrastructure over its lifetime assuring that bandwidth remains available for applications.