Although optically quite similar to a ribbon cable, the slim patch cables achieve the values of category 6 and are therefore suitable for 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX and 1000BASE-T/TX applications, i.e. also Gigabit Ethernet. In this case, three slim patch cables only have the diameter of a single standard Cat5e patch cable. Despite the extremely thin construction, the cable has a twisted pair of individual wires. It also has a wide, flexible jack protection and a convenient length imprint on both ends and supports Power over Ethernet (PoE).