Over the years Cat5, Cat6 (and most recently Cat7), and their various permutations have become the staple of Gigabit Ethernet connections, campus networks,
and even home networks.

The Cat5e standard was developed in the early 2000s to address the need for a higher-speed Ethernet cable. The Cat5e standard was developed to address the need for a higher-speed Ethernet cable.

The Cat6 standard was developed in the early 2010s to