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Glossary: Networking Basics

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Also written: Cat 5e, Cat 6, Cat 6A, category

Grades of twisted-pair copper cable that say how fast they can go: Cat 5e runs 1 Gbps, Cat 6 runs 1 Gbps (10 Gbps up to 55 m), and Cat 6A runs 10 Gbps. All of them work up to 100 m.

Where the book teaches it

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