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Can Cat5e carry Gigabit Ethernet?

Yes. Cat5e supports 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet when the complete cabling channel is correctly installed and terminated. Its 100MHz category rating does not limit it to 100Mbps Ethernet.

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