Categories of Unshielded Twisted Pair The EIA/TIA (Electronic Industry Association/Telecommunication Industry Association)has established standards of UTP. Type Use Category 1 Voice Only (Telephone Wire) Category 2 Data to 4 Mbps (LocalTalk) Category 3 Data to 10 Mbps(Ethernet) Category 4 Data to 20 Mbps(16 Mbps Token Ring) Category 5 Data to 100 Mbps(Fast Ethernet) Category 5e Data to 100 Mbps(Fast Ethernet) Category 6 Data to 250 MHz(Gigabit Ethernet?) Category 7 Data to 600 MHzCategories of Unshielded Twisted Pair ◼ Type Use ◼ Category 1 Voice Only (Telephone Wire) ◼ Category 2 Data to 4 Mbps (LocalTalk) ◼ Category 3 Data to 10 Mbps (Ethernet) ◼ Category 4 Data to 20 Mbps (16 Mbps Token Ring) ◼ Category 5 Data to 100 Mbps (Fast Ethernet) ◼ Category 5e Data to 100 Mbps (Fast Ethernet) ◼ Category 6 Data to 250 MHz (Gigabit Ethernet?) ◼ Category 7 Data to 600 MHz The EIA/TIA (Electronic Industry Association/Telecommunication Industry Association) has established standards of UTP