

Everywhere online I search just lists the theoretical limit of Ethernet and I couldn't find what the cap would be if you didn't use the other 2 for gigabit connections.Īnother way to word the question would be at what speed of Ethernet does it start using the other 2 pairs as well? The CAT5e cable has a 100 MHz bandwidth, but it’s available with a maximum of 350 MHz capability. Then on the other end splice it again into 2 wires and connect them to the computers, essentially running 2 Ethernet cables through 1 wire. to counteract any interference and still provide the required bandwidth. There are different types of Ethernet cables, each with limitations with respect to the distance and speed. Splice one end into 2 jacks using the 4 pairs for transmit/receive 2 in each jack. Although Cat5e supports Gigabit up to 100m in theory, its at the limit of its. This is a cable that links devices within a network.
#Cat5e bandwidth full#
My internet speed is only 120mbps so I was wondering if I would be able to receive my full internet bandwidth using just 2 of the twisted pairs so I could run 2 connections with 1 wire. This is, in part, due to fiber-optic cable already supporting 10 gigabit speed (often written as 10gE, for 10 gigabit Ethernet), rather than by twisted-pair. I know that gigabit networks use all 4 pairs of wires but non-gigabit leaves 2 pair null. Cat5e can even handle 10 Gigabit Ethernet at short. They will have different values of loss in the cable - generally higher frequencies more loss per foot.


Signals at different frequencies (the rate of change of the voltage on the wire, whether it's audio, video, or digital) also propagate differently. I've got 200 feet of cat5e and I need to connect 2 computers in 2 different rooms to my router 120 feet away, sure I could afford to buy more cable but I like tinkering and if it's possible and plausible I'd like to do it for fun. So, unless you think you might need 10 Gigabits across a given link, Cat5e will do the trick just fine. Your CAT5e is essentially a transmission line. Better yet, a newer version of CAT6 that Cablesys offers can support up to 1GbE at a 500MHz bandwidth. In comparison, CAT6 can support up to 1000 Mbps (1GbE) at a 250MHz bandwidth. So here's my, not really a problem just a question. What is bandwidth of Cat5 and Cat 6 cables CAT5 can support up to 10/100 Mbps at a 100MHz bandwidth.
