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cabling guidelines C-2
Category 5 Cable
Category 5 distributed cable that meets ANSI/EIA/TIA-568-A building wiring standards
can be a maximum of 328 feet (ft) or 100 meters (m) in length, divided as follows:
• 20 ft (6 m) between the hub and the patch panel (if used)
• 295 ft (90 m) from the wiring closet to the wall outlet
• 10 ft (3 m) from the wall outlet to the desktop device
The patch panel and other connecting hardware must meet the requirements for 100
Mbps operation (Category 5). Only 0.5 inch (1.5 cm) of untwist in the wire pair is
allowed at any termination point.