Performance

Fibre
An optical fibre is a thin, transparent fibre for transmitting high speed data; it is used when transmission speeds, distances or security requirements can not be met by copper cabling systems.


Cat 6
Cat 6 provides performance of up to 250 MHz, more than double category 5e. Considered the de facto standard for future proofed network infrastructure.


Cat 5E
Cat 5E: Current cabling standard, used for data networks utilising frequencies up to 100 MHz. Considered a minimum specification for Ethernet technologies up to 1G BaseT.


Cat 3/Voice
Cat 3: Current cabling standard, used for data networks utilising frequencies up to 16 MHz. Popular for 10 Mbit/s Ethernet networks & voice.


10G
10GBASE-T is a newly ratified standard by the IEEE 802.3 committee to provide 10 Gigabit/second connections over conventional twisted pair cabling systems and fibre.