Cat 5 is also used to carry other signals such as telephony and video.
Cat5e cable wire size.
There are two main physical differences between cat 5 and cat 6 cables the number of twists per cm in the wire and sheath thickness.
In fact if you go to most online it stores you will find that they are no longer selling cat5 cables for purchase.
Cat 6 they re tightly wound and usually outfitted with.
Cat 5e is currently the most commonly used cable mainly due to its low production cost and support for speeds faster than cat 5 cables.
Syston cable technology 1 000 ft.
24 gauge gray 4 pair 8 conductor solid utp plenum cat 5e cable.
Syston cable technology 1 000 ft.
With the innovation of cat6 cat6a and cat7 cables cat5e cables may soon meet the same fate as cat5 cables.
Cable twisting length is not standardized but typically there are 1 5 2 twists per cm in cat 5 e and 2 twists per cm in cat 6.