“信息高速公路热”席卷全球,光纤光缆快速延伸。即将到来的21世纪将是全球信息一体化的时代。信息高速公路的建成,全球信息一体化的实现,需要第5类电缆,由它将光缆终端与公用电话网、公众广播电视网、公用数据库、计算机局域网,以及家庭计算机相连接。因而专家们形象地将第5类电缆称之为信息高速公路的“最后100米”。 第5类电缆的全名为“数 The “Information Highway” fever swept the world and the fiber optic cable quickly expanded. The upcoming 21st century will be the era of global information integration. With the completion of the information superhighway and the realization of global information integration, Category 5 cable is needed. It connects optical cable terminals with public telephone networks, public broadcast television networks, public databases, computer local area networks, and home computers. Therefore, the experts visually called the Category 5 cable the “last 100 meters” of the information superhighway. The full name of the Category 5 cable is "Number