What are the maximum distances for CAT5 cabling?

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By in Networking on Jul 15 2006

May, 2009 3
A good standard answer is 100 meters (300 feet) with patch cords,90 meters (270 feet) without patch cords. That goes pretty much for everything up to and including CAT 7/Class Fa UTP.
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Nov, 2006 20
Maximum cable lengh for ethernet depends on what kind of ethernet you are talking about! Here are some details on the most popular kinds of ethernet. (UTP = unshielded twisted pair)

Gigabit Ethernet (over copper), 1000baseT

Speed:

1000 Mbps

Max Len:

100 Meters

Cable:

UTP, RJ-45 connectors

Fast Ethernet, 100baseT

Speed:

100 Mbps

Max Len:

100 Meters

Cable:

UTP, RJ-45 connectors

Twisted Pair Ethernet, 10baseT

Speed:

10 Mbps

Max Len:

100 Meters

Cable:

UTP, RJ-45 connectors

Thin Ethernet , 10 base 2

Speed:

10 Mbps

Max Len:

185 Meters

Cable:

RG-58 type coax, 50 ohm impedance

Thick Ethernet, 10 base 5

Speed:

10 Mbps

Max Len:

500 Meters

Cable:

RG-58 type coax, 50 ohm impedance
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