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2.7.1 Standardised components
Standardised components are divided into quality categories (also Cat.).
Standard categories for industrial applications:
• Category 5 – Parameters specied up to 100 MHz
• Category 6 – Parameters specied up to 250 MHz
• Category 6
A
– Parameters specied up to 500 MHz
The integrated use of components of
• Category 5 results in Class D
• Category 6 results in Class E
• Category 6
A
results in Class E
A
When categories are mixed, the following applies: the components
with the lowest category determine the class of connection or the
class of the network.
Cable
category
Connector category
Cat. 5 Cat. 5e Cat. 6 Cat. 6
A
Cat. 7 Cat. 7
A
Cat. 5
Class D
1995
Class D
1995
Class D
1995
Class D
1995
Class D
1995
Class D
1995
Cat. 5e
Class D
1995
Class D
2002
Class D
2002
Class D
2002
Class D
2002
Class D
2002
Cat. 6
Class D
1995
Class D
2002
ClassE ClassE ClassE ClassE
Cat. 6
A
Class D
1995
Class D
2002
ClassE ClassE
A
ClassE
A
ClassE
A
Cat. 7
Class D
1995
Class D
2002
ClassE ClassE
A
Class F Class F
Cat. 7
A
Class D
1995
Class D
2002
ClassE ClassE
A
Class F Class F
A