====== Cabling ======
//not to be confused with [[.:network:cable|Internet over cable]].//

===== Ethernet =====
Standards: [[https://wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO/IEC_11801|ISO/IEC 11801]]

=== Copper cable categories: ===

^ Category ^ MHz ^ max. link speed ^ comments |
| [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_5_cable|5/5e]] | 100 | 5G | Most Cat.5 cables meet 5e specs, most 5/5e cables are unshielded |
| 6 | 250 | 10G (55m) | |
| 6A | 500 | | |
| 7 | 600 | 10G (100m) | |
| 8 (TIA) | 2000 | 40G (30m), 10G (100m) | not ratified by IEC |
| 8.1 (ISO) | 2000 | 40G | |
| 8.2 (ISO) | 2000 | 40G | not backwards compatible with RJ45 |

=== Shielding: ===

see also: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twisted_pair#Cable_shielding|Wikipedia on cable shielding]]

^ IEC 11801 designation ^ Cable shielding ^^ Pair shielding (foil) ^
^ ::: ^ Foil ^ Braiding ^ |
| U/UTP | ❌️ | ❌️ | ❌️ |
| U/FTP | ❌️ | ❌️ | ✅️ |
| F/UTP | ✅️ | ❌️ | ❌️ |
| S/UTP | ❌️ | ✅️ | ❌️ |
| SF/UTP | ✅️ | ✅️ | ❌️ |
| F/FTP | ✅️ | ❌️ | ✅️ |
| S/FTP | ❌️ | ✅️ | ✅️ |
| SF/FTP | ✅️ | ✅️ | ✅️ |