Ethernet cables are familiar to most of us as the cable required to connect a computer to a broadband / LAN network. There are a few different standards for Ethernet network cables; Cat5, Cat5e and Cat6. Cat5e is a faster version of the Cat5 standard, and Cat5e cables are common place for all Cat5 applications as they are back compatible. The Cat6 standard is capable of even greater transfer speeds, but currently this standard is only used for equipment specifically requiring such hig speeds of data transfer.