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Heise Online – Networks: Floor switches with 2.5GBASE-T and 5GBASE-T ports

Copper cables of the most common categories 5e and 6 do not transmit 10 GBit but usually more than 1 GBit. The idea of introducing intermediate steps is now ready for the market, and more and more Ethernet switches are mastering this mode. Read more.