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CAT3: Category 3 cable

Category 3 cabling (CAT3), one of five grades of UTP cabling described in the EIA/TIA-586 standard, is a twisted-pair cable with electrical characteristics suitable for carrying 10BASE-T that can transmits data at a speed up to 10 Mbps. IT is discountinued in new network installations.

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CAT3: Category 3 cable