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Glossary > C > Category 5 (Enhanced) (CAT 5)

A category of performance for inside wire and cable. Used in support of signaling rates of up to 100MHz over distances of up to 100 meters. Calls for tighter twists, electrical balancing between pairs and fewer cable anomalies. CAT 5e is intended to support 100Base-T, ATM and Gigabit Ethernet.