Cat 5e

Cat 5e definition - telecom
A type of cabling that is specified in ANSI/ICEA S-91-661, SI/EIA/TIA 568, and ISO/IEC 11801. Originally developed as a performance-enhanced version of Cat 5 in support of 10/100Base-T Ethernet LANs, Cat 5e quickly became, and remains, preferred for all inside wire and cable applications. Cat 5e performance is achieved through a tighter twist of 3

Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary Copyright © 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
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