Types Of Cat 5 Wiring Cables
There are different types of Cat 5 wiring cables on the market today. Following are some of these types: - First of all, the basic Category 5 cable consists of four twisted-together pairs housed in one cable jacket. Having the lines balanced this way enables preservation of a heightened signal-to-noise ratio. This works well even though there is crosstalk (interference) coming from other pairs. In Category 5 types of cables there is normally three twists per inch in every twisted pair of 24 gauge copper wires inside the cable jacket. Basically, Category 5 components have a below-standard performance in those instances involving high-data transfer.
- An improved version of the Cat 5 cable is the Cat 5e. Certain specifications are added for far end crosstalk. Cat 5e cable is a superb choice to use with 1000BASE-T. Although it provides such precision in performance, these types of Cat 5 wiring cables is the Cat 5 UTP cable. UTP means unshielded twisted pair. In this cable type a single sheath encompasses pairs of twisted together insulated copper conductors. In desktop communication software, UTP is the most widely used type. Patch cables are among different types of Cat 5 cables. These patch cables consist of stranded copper conductors. They are very flexible and are frequently used at the wall outlet (patch panel). The patch cable has stranded conductors and cannot transmit a signal as far as a solid cable. A patch cable length is limited to 10 meters.
- A Category 5 crossover cable is a section of cable segment that crosses over pins 1 & 2 and 3 & 6. With crossover cable you can connect 2 personal computers without using a hub or cascade hubs without use of a uplink port.
- A Cat 5 plenum cable is one of the more expensive types of Cat 5 cable. This type of cable comes equipped with special insulation that features low-flame and low-smoke characteristics. It is designed for installation in all “air-handling” spaces. One example of an air-handling space is a large office that uses the ceiling to return air to the air conditioning unit. This means the ceiling to return air to the air conditioning unit. This means the ceiling is a plenum ceiling; thus all cable that runs through this ceiling has to be plenum rated cable. The plenum cat 5 cable is more expensive because the required material for installing the cable has to meet the plenum cable standards as well as the basic Cat 5 cable standards.
Also among the types of Category 5 cables is the SCTP category scalable. STP stands for screened twisted pair. The twisted pairs exhibit an over all shield which protects the cable from pesky interference. Category 5 SCTP systems command that all elements maintain a shield and these are used primarily in European countries.
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