| Transmission Performance |
| Category | Construction | ANSI/TIA Requirement | IEC Requirement | EN Requirement |
| SOLID CABLE |
| 5e | UTP | ANSI/TIA-568-C.2:2009 Cat5e | IEC61156-5:2009 Cat5e | EN50288-3-1 |
| FTP | EN50288-2-1 |
| SF/UTP |
| 6 | UTP | ANSI/TIA-568-C.2:2009 Cat6 | IEC61156-5:2009 Cat6 | EN50288-6-1 |
| F/UTP | EN50288-5-1 |
| S/FTP |
| 6A | U/FTP | ANSI/TIA-568-C.2:2009 Cat6A | IEC61156-5:2009 Cat6A | |
| F/FTP | |
| S/FTP | |
| 7 | F/FTP | | IEC61156-5:2009 Cat7 | EN50288-4-1 |
| S/FTP | |
| 7A | S/FTP | | IEC61156-5:2009 Cat7A | |
| 8 | S/FTP | | IEC61156-7 | |
| STRANDED Cable |
| 5e | UTP | ANSI/TIA-568-C.2:2009 Cat5e | IEC61156-6-2007 Cat5e | EN50288-3-1 |
| FTP | EN50288-2-1 |
| SF/UTP |
| 6 | UTP | ANSI/TIA-568-C.2:2009 Cat6 | IEC61156-6-2007 Cat6 | EN50288-6-2 |
| 7 | S/FTP | | IEC61156-6-2007 Cat7 | EN50288-4-2 |
| COAXIAL CABLE |
| 传输阻抗和屏蔽衰减 | EN50117-2-4/A1 |