Category Cables Performance Standards
| IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Committee 802 |
| TIA | Telecommunications Industry Association |
| EIA | Electronic Industries Alliance |
| IEC | International Electrotechnical Committee |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
| CENELEC | European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization |
CAT5 ENHANCED - CAT5E:
ANSI/TIA/EIA 568-C.2 for Cat5e, ISO/IEC 11801 Ed2 Class D, CENELEC EN 50173-1, IEC 61156-5 (for horizontal cables), IEC 61156-6 (for flexible/stranded cables), CENELEC Ed2 EN 50288-2-1 (for screened/shielded horizontal cables), CENELEC Ed2 EN 50288-2 (for screened flexible/stranded cables), CENELEC Ed2 EN 50288-3-1 (for unscreened/unshielded horizontal cables) and CENELEC Ed2 EN 50288-3-2 (for unscreened flexible/stranded cables).
CAT6:
ANSI/TIA/EIA 568-C.2 for Cat6, ISO/IEC 11801 Ed2 Class E, CENELEC EN 50173-1, IEC 61156-5 (for horizontal cables), IEC 61156-6 (for flexible/stranded cable), CENELEC EN 50288-5-1 (for screened/shielded horizontal cables), CENELEC EN 50288-5-2 (for screened flexible/stranded cables), CENELEC EN 50288-6-1 (for unscreened/unshielded horizontal cables) and CENELEC EN 50288-6-2 (for unscreened flexible/stranded cables).
CAT6 AUGMENTED - CAT6A:
ANSI/TIA/EIA 568-C.2 for Cat6 Augmented, ISO/IEC 11801 Ed2 Class Ea, CENELEC EN 50173-1, IEC Ed2 61156-5, CENELEC EN 50288-5-1 (for screened/shielded horizontal cables), and CENELEC EN 50288-6-1 (for unscreened/unshielded horizontal cables).
CAT7:
No ANSI/TIA/EIA standard at this time. ISO/IEC 11801 Ed2 Class F and CENELEC EN 50173-1.
CAT7 AUGMENTED - CAT7A:
No ANSI/TIA/EIA standard at this time. ISO/IEC 11801 Ed2 Class Fa and CENELEC EN 50173-1.