If you’ve been browsing Ethernet cables online you may have seen that they come with names like CAT 5, CAT 6, CAT 7, and CAT 8. And no, we’re not talking about the feline kind of CAT…meow!

Cat5 is the older, slower standard, limited to a maximum of 100 Mbps on Ethernet cables up to 100 meters. At that speed, devices from as far back as 20 years ago are covered, so compatibility isn ...

The cost is about 20-35% higher than Cat6, but the maximum cable length is 100 meters across all systems and conditions for Gigabit Ethernet; it's theoretical top speed is 10 Gbps over 100 meters ...

Ultranet runs over Cat-5 ethernet cables but isn’t an ethernet-based protocol. The electrical protocols of Ultranet are identical to Ethernet, but the signaling is different, making it a Level 1 ...