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=== ISO/IEC ===
=== ISO/IEC ===


*Name contains ISO and/or IEC
*Name contains IEC or ISO  
*Valid around the world  
*International standard, valid around the world  
*Component performance is called a "category"  
*Component performance is called a "category"  
**Examples are Category 5e,Category 6,Category 6A, Category 7, Category 7A, Category 8.1 and Category 8.2  
**Examples are Category 5e,Category 6,Category 6A, Category 7, Category 7A, Category 8.1 and Category 8.2  


*Installed link performance is called a "class"  
*Installed link performance is called a "class"  
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ISO/IEC standards often form the basis of regional and national standards, including the European CENELEC standards
ISO/IEC standards often form the basis of regional and national standards, including the European CENELEC standards
 
TIA
*Name contains TIA or ANSI/EIA/TIA
*National standard, valid in the United States of Amerika
*Component performance is called a "category"
**Examples are Category 5e,Category 6,Category 6A, Category 7, Category 7A, Category 8
*Installed link performance is also called a "category"
**Examples are Category 5e,Category 6,Category 6A, Category 8
**Indeed, there is no such thing as a Category 7 or Category 7A link

Revision as of 12:56, 11 September 2023

Popular Standards and Limits

ISO/IEC

  • Name contains IEC or ISO
  • International standard, valid around the world
  • Component performance is called a "category"
    • Examples are Category 5e,Category 6,Category 6A, Category 7, Category 7A, Category 8.1 and Category 8.2


  • Installed link performance is called a "class"
    • Examples are Class D, Class E, Class EA, Class F, Class FA, Class I, Class II


ISO/IEC standards often form the basis of regional and national standards, including the European CENELEC standards

 

TIA

  • Name contains TIA or ANSI/EIA/TIA
  • National standard, valid in the United States of Amerika
  • Component performance is called a "category"
    • Examples are Category 5e,Category 6,Category 6A, Category 7, Category 7A, Category 8


  • Installed link performance is also called a "category"
    • Examples are Category 5e,Category 6,Category 6A, Category 8
    • Indeed, there is no such thing as a Category 7 or Category 7A link