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! Category !! Cable type !! Maximum Data Transmission Speed !! Maximum Bandwidth !! Maximum reliable length !! Notes

! Category !! Cable type !! Maximum Data Transmission Speed !! Maximum Bandwidth !! Maximum reliable length !! Ethernet Standard !! Notes

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| 3 (station wire) || UTP || 10 Mb/s || 16 MHz || 328 ft (100 m)

| 3 (station wire) || UTP || 10 Mb/s || 16 MHz || 328 ft (100 m) ||10BASE-T

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| 5 || UTP || 10 Mb/s or 100 Mb/s || 100 MHz || 328 ft (100 m)  

| 5 || UTP || 10 Mb/s or 100 Mb/s || 100 MHz || 328 ft (100 m) || 1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX

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| 5e || UTP || 1000 Mb/s || 100 MHz || 328 ft (100 m) || Reduced crosstalk

| 5e || UTP || 1000 Mb/s || 100 MHz || 328 ft (100 m) || 1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX||"Enhanced" to reduce crosstalk and improve 1000BASE-T signal strength

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| 6 || UTP or STP || 1000 Mb/s || 250 MHz || 328 ft (100 m) ||Better insulation and thinner wires

| 6 || UTP or STP || 1000 Mb/s || 250 MHz || 328 ft (100 m) || 10GBASE-T || (Augmented) Better insulation and thinner wires

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| 6a || STP || 10 Gb/s || 500 MHz || 180 ft (55 m)  

| 6a || STP || 10 Gb/s || 500 MHz || 180 ft (55 m) || 10GBASE-T

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| 7 (class F) || SSTP || 10 Gb/s || 600 MHz ||   

| 7 (class F) || SSTP || 10 Gb/s || 600 MHz ||  || 10GBASE-T ||Shielded cabling; not a standard from the EIA/TIA

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