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Ethernet Cables

Ethernet Cables

An Ethernet cable is one of the most common forms of network cable used on wired networks. Ethernet cables connect devices within a local area network, like PCs, routers, and switches. These physical cables are limited by the distance that they can stretch and still carry proper signals and by their durability. These limits are one reason there are different types of Ethernet cables optimized to perform certain tasks in particular situations.

Types Of Ethernet Cables: 
  • So now you have an idea, that what is an ethernet cable. Basically, there are three types of cables category3, category5, category6.
  • Usually, these cables are named as Cat3, Cat5, and Cat6 for the marketing purpose. Cat3 cables are now outdated.
  • Category 5 (Cat5) Ethernet cable is the successor to the earlier Category 3. 
  • Category 6a cable, or Augmented Category 6 cable, improves upon the basic Cat6 cable by allowing 10,000 Mbps data transmission rates and effectively doubling the maximum bandwidth to 500 MHz.

How Ethernet Cables Look like?

The picture you are looking at act as a male part which gets plugged in an RJ45 plug(female part). There are 8 pins in the plug which has to be in same order as of cable. A straight-thru is used as a patch cord in Ethernet connections. A crossover is used to connect two Ethernet devices without a hub or for connecting two hubs. A crossover has one end with the Orange set of wires switched with the Green set.

Conclusion 
So now you have some basic understanding of an ethernet cable. If you had not understood it just remember ethernet cable is a cable which is widely used in LAN(Local Area Network) to connect two devices for sharing data.

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