Networking - UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair) Information
UTP Stands for Unshielded Twisted Pair
This type of cable uses 4 wires, Blue, Orange, Green, Brown. And it can be split into 6 categories, each category wire has different speeds.
Cat 1 -> Under 4Mbits (Voice)
Cat 2 -> Up to 4Mbits (Local Talk)
Cat 3 -> Up to 10Mbits (Ethernet)
Cat 4 -> Up to 20Mbits (Token Rings)
Cat 5 -> Up to 100Mbits (Fast Ethernet)
Cat 6 -> Up to 1000Mbit (Gigabit Ethernet)