Category 6 cable is a standardized twisted pair cable for Ethernet and other network physical layers that is backward compatible with the Category 5/5e and Category 3 cable standards.
A Cat 6 patch cable, terminated with 8P8C modular connectors
Category 5 cable is a twisted pair cable for computer networks. Since 2001, the variant commonly in use is the Category 5e specification. The cable standard provides performance of up to 100 MHz and i
Category 6 cable
…Category 6 cable (Cat 6) is a standardized twisted pair cable for Ethernet and other network physical layers that is backward compatible with the Category 5/5e and Category 3 cable standards. Cat 6 must meet more stringent specifications for crosstalk and system noise than Cat 5 and Cat 5e. The cable standard…
Category 5 cable that is partially stripped and showing its four twisted pairs (eight wires)
Cross section of a cat 5e cable
A Cat 5e dual-port wall-mount assembly showing the two wiring schemes: A for T568A, B for T568B
Category 5 patch cable in T568B wiring