Links

Standards

• Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) Standards TIA/EIA-568-B.2 and TIA/EIA-568-B.2-1.
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Standards ISO/IEC 11801:2002

CAT 5/5e Wiring

• About.com Network cable wiring, theory and how to make one.
• lanshack.com How to make a category 5/5E patch cable.
• nullmodem.com Information on the RJ-45 and other connectors.

CAT 5/5e and CAT 6 Characteristics

• broadbandutopia.com Attenuation, impedance, return loss and other electrical characteristics.
• discountcablesusa.com Comparison between CAT5, CAT5e, CAT6, CAT7 Cables
• www.intelcomservices.com/products (PDF) Description of Datwyler's - Uninet 7702 4P / 2x4P F8 S-STP Data cable for commercial buildings.
  Datwyler says the 7702 is an "Electrically and mechanically outstanding Cat. 7 data cable".