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Cat6 CableShort for "Category 6," Cat 6 cable is the sixth generation of twisted-pair Ethernet cabling, superseding Cat5e. With its increased bandwidth capacity of 250 MHz (more than twice that of Cat5e), it supports Gigabit Ethernet. Cat6 has
larger copper conductors than Cat5e, and takes advantage of all four
twisted pairs, but still uses similar RJ45 connectors.
Cat6 InformationCat 6 Cable ResourcesCategory 6 Cable (Wikipedia) Category
6 Cabling FAQ (Telecommunications Industry Association) Difference Between Cat6 and Cat5eThe main difference between the two standards is transmission performance. Cat 6 cable has available bandwidth of up to 250 MHz, compared to 100 MHz for Cat 5e. This provides a higher signal-to-noise ratio, which supports higher data rates.How does less noise translate into higher data rates? Data transmission is rarely perfect ? there is almost always some corruption or loss of data packets. When that occurs, the system resends the packets. Less noise interference and crosstalk means fewer packets are disrupted, which means the system doesn?t have to resend as many packets. So the effective throughput is higher. Although Cat6 cables are backward compatible with earlier generation connections, the overall speed and reliability of a cabling installation is only as good as the lowest rated link in the chain. For example, a Cat 5e RJ45 connector linked to a Cat 6 UTP cable will work, but it won?t be Category 6 compliant. So if you?re installing Cat 6, make sure every wire, connector and device supports the standard. Cat6 BenefitsWhile Cat5e cabling adequately supports most current applications, you may wish to consider Cat 6 for critical situations, or installations where you expect higher data rates in the future ? perhaps video or multimedia.The benifits of Cat 6 cable:
Cat 6 Cable Standard SpecificationsThe Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) published the Category 6 addition to the TIA-568 standard in 2002. The addendum was labeled ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2-1.The Category 6 requirements specify performance of up to 250 MHz for cables, connecting hardware, patch cords, channels and permanent links. Cat 6 ApplicationsWhile most current applications don?t require Category 6 bandwidth, exponentially increasing network demands will begin exceeding Cat 5 capacities sometime in the near future. 1 G/second applications are the outer limits of what Category 5e cabling can handle.Higher bandwidth is needed for new applications like streaming media, particularly video, which requires vast amounts of data delivery. Substantial network installations in planning should definitely consider going Category 6 now, so they will be prepared when the applications appear to take advantage of the higher data rates. Another consideration is applications where data delivery is critical and errors can be disastrous. In those cases, the higher reliability factor of Category 6 networking may be advantageous. Buy Cat6 Cable from Comtrad |
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