... guessed it a much thicker coaxial cable called RG-8. Figure 4-6 shows an example of coaxial cable.Fiber-optic cable uses a glass strand and carries the data signals as light instead of electricity. ... using connectors and patch cables that also meet that level of performance. For example, for a Cat-5 installation, you must have Cat-5 cable, connectors, patch panels, and patch cables. The entire ... Industries Alliance (EIA) and the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) and are referred to as Levels 1 and 2 and Categories 3, 4, 5, and 6. The different category levels are simply called Cat-3...