Relationship between types of network patch cords and transmission rate

Generally, network cables are classified into five categories, six categories, six categories, seven categories and eight categories, which correspond to different transmission rates. The specific differences are as follows:

1、 Cat 5 network cable

This is an upgraded version of category 5 network cable. The cable body is marked with CAT5e, and the cable frequency bandwidth is 150MHz. It is also used in 100m network, but it has the advantage of less signal attenuation than category 5 cable.

2、 Cat 6 network cable

The line body is marked with CAT6, which can support a frequency bandwidth of 250MHz. Compared with category 5, the performance of category 6 network cable has been greatly improved. First, the internal copper wire diameter has been increased. Second, the cross frame has been added in the middle, which effectively reduces crosstalk. It is suitable for 1Gbps gigabit network transmission.

3、 Cat 6 network cable

The upgraded version of Cat 6 network cable, with the line body marked as cat6e and frequency bandwidth of 500MHz, has stronger performance than Cat 6 network cable, and the transmission rate can reach 1000 Mbps

4、 Class VII network cable

It is a shielded twisted pair. In terms of performance, the transmission frequency of class VII is 600MHz and the transmission rate can reach 10Gbps.

5、 Class VIII line

Cat 8 cable is a new generation of double shielded (SFTP) network jumper, which can support 2000mh