Difference Between Category 6 cable & Category 5e cable
filed in Ehernet, Network Cabling on Feb.26, 2009
Category-6 cable, commonly referred to as Cat-6, is a cable standard for Gigabit Ethernet and other network protocols that is backward compatible with the Category 5/5e and Category 3 cable standards.
Cat-6 give good control over crosstalk and system noise.
Cat-6 cable standard provides performance of up to 250 MHz and is suitable for 10BASE-T / 100BASE-TX [...]