Comparison of FastEthernet Technologies

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Comparison of FastEthernet Technologies
Technology Wiring Category Distance
100BaseTX Category 5 UTP wiring; Categories 6 and 7 are now available.
Category 6 is sometimes referred to as Cat 5 plus.
Two-pair wiring.
100 meters
100BaseT4 Four-pair wiring, using UTP Category 3, 4, or 5. 100 meters
100BaseFX Multimode fiber (MMF) with 62.5-micron fiber-optic core
with a 125-micron outer cladding (62.5/125).
400 meters