Even “Ethernet cable” is too much of a mouthful for some people, so you’ll typically hear them say “Cat 5,” “Cat 5e” or “Cat 6” instead—referring to the relatively inexpensive category 5 or category 6 ...
It's trying to compete with DAC in the datacenter for 25G/40G. I don't really see any benefit to it...indeed, the requirement for shielding just makes it seem superfluous. (Also, it has a 30M distance ...
Even “Ethernet cable” is too much of a mouthful for some people, so you’ll typically hear them say “Cat-5,” “Cat-5e” or “Cat-6” instead — referring to the relatively inexpensive Category 5 or Category ...