Choosing between Cat 5 and Cat 5e

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Tele Week 1 I would use Cat 5e in the new house. This decision is ideal for several reasons. Firstly, 5 computers and a printer will be exchanging relatively large amounts of data, and Cat 5 would not be convenient. Even though Cat 5 is cheaper, it is prone to undesired conductive, inductive, and capacitive coupling between channels and circuits, and this can cause crosstalk (Chen et al., 2022). Cat 5e, therefore, remains the better option over cat 5. Crosstalk interferes with transmission between pairs of cables/channels and, if left unchecked, can degrade the transmission and reduce the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). Cat 6 and 7 are more robust and effective, but they cost more, and the extra performance they offer would not be of help in a network topology comprising five computers and a printer. Cat 6 and Cat 7 can support a maximum frequency of 250 MHZ and 500 MHZ, respectively (Pwint et al., 2019). Such specs can be of help in places where enormous amounts of data are exchanged, like computer labs and offices with several computers. Using them would therefore cost me a lot for nothing. It would be like buying a 15-sitter Mercedez Benz van for a family of four. The extra space will always be wasted, and the cost of buying and insuring the van would not be worth it. Buy this excellently written paper or order a fresh one from ace-myhomework.com


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