Category 6 cable commonly referred to as Cat-6 is a cable standard for Gigabit Ethernet and other network protocols that are backward compatible with the Category 5/5e and Category 3 cable standards. Compared with Cat-5 and Cat-5e Cat-6 features more stringent specifications for crosstalk and system noise. The cable standard provides performance of up to 250 MHz.Specification 0.5 Meter Green FTP (Foil Twisted Pair) Cat 6 250MHz LSZH (Low Smoke Zero Halogen) Snagless Boot 26AWG X4PR ISO/IEC 11801 AND TIA/EIA 568B.2-1