I need CAT6 cable recommendations
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Category 5 E Cable (enhanced): Same as Category 5, except that it is made to somewhat more stringent standards (see comparison chart below). The Category 5 E standard is now officially part of the 568A standard. Category 5 E is recommended for all new installations, and was designed for transmission speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second (Gigabit Ethernet).
Category 6: Same as Category 5 E, except that it is made to a higher standard (see comparison chart below). The Category 6 standard is now officially part of the 568A standard.
from: http://www.lanshack.com/cat5e-tutorial.aspx
sounds like cat6 is just made with higher standards, but it doesn't say what the benefit is. :madr:
Category 6: Same as Category 5 E, except that it is made to a higher standard (see comparison chart below). The Category 6 standard is now officially part of the 568A standard.
from: http://www.lanshack.com/cat5e-tutorial.aspx
sounds like cat6 is just made with higher standards, but it doesn't say what the benefit is. :madr:
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Originally Posted by westcoaststyle
Category 5 E Cable (enhanced): Same as Category 5, except that it is made to somewhat more stringent standards (see comparison chart below). The Category 5 E standard is now officially part of the 568A standard. Category 5 E is recommended for all new installations, and was designed for transmission speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second (Gigabit Ethernet).
Category 6: Same as Category 5 E, except that it is made to a higher standard (see comparison chart below). The Category 6 standard is now officially part of the 568A standard.
from: http://www.lanshack.com/cat5e-tutorial.aspx
sounds like cat6 is just made with higher standards, but it doesn't say what the benefit is. :madr:
Category 6: Same as Category 5 E, except that it is made to a higher standard (see comparison chart below). The Category 6 standard is now officially part of the 568A standard.
from: http://www.lanshack.com/cat5e-tutorial.aspx
sounds like cat6 is just made with higher standards, but it doesn't say what the benefit is. :madr:
my house is wired with 5e and i can run gigabit with no problem huge difference from 100mb, when transfering files from the local network.
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CAT6 cable contains four pairs of copper wire and unlike CAT5, utilizes all four pairs. CAT6 supports Gigabit (1000 Mbps) Ethernet and supports communications at more than twice the speed of CAT5e, the other popular standard for Gigabit Ethernet cabling.
Taken from http://compnetworking.about.com/od/c...bldef_cat6.htm
This makes it sound like CAT5e just doesn't measure up to CAT6. So confused.
Taken from http://compnetworking.about.com/od/c...bldef_cat6.htm
This makes it sound like CAT5e just doesn't measure up to CAT6. So confused.
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Originally Posted by DakarM
more monies for the peoples who sells thems my house is wired with 5e and i can run gigabit with no problem huge difference from 100mb, when transfering files from the local network.
my house is wired with 5e and i can run gigabit with no problem huge difference from 100mb, when transfering files from the local network.And can CAT5e still be used for phones only? For example, we have 4 wall connections, 2 will be data - 2 will be phone, but all will be CAT5e/CAT6. Make sense?
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Originally Posted by westcoaststyle
This is for our new office building. Do you think that CAT5e will be a good choice for such a long-term situation?
And can CAT5e still be used for phones only? For example, we have 4 wall connections, 2 will be data - 2 will be phone, but all will be CAT5e/CAT6. Make sense?
And can CAT5e still be used for phones only? For example, we have 4 wall connections, 2 will be data - 2 will be phone, but all will be CAT5e/CAT6. Make sense?
no, just go optical!
if it's a new building i would go to loews or home depot and get their optical/6e bundle cable and use that. yes it will cost a small fortune but you don't have to worry about future upgrades and shit.
if you have a digital phone yes you can use cat 5e/6
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You're the man, Rick. I've called a couple people and they said the same thing you did about CAT5e/CAT6 - the price just doesn't outweigh the benefits at this time. Thanks for the input. I'm calling Home Depot now.
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Might also want to consider that CAT6 isn't really an "offical" standard yet.
Each company that makes it goes by a diffrent standard and you aren't going to get the same quality/specs from one to the other. With cAT 5e, you will.
Each company that makes it goes by a diffrent standard and you aren't going to get the same quality/specs from one to the other. With cAT 5e, you will.
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Originally Posted by clickwir
Might also want to consider that CAT6 isn't really an "offical" standard yet.
Each company that makes it goes by a diffrent standard and you aren't going to get the same quality/specs from one to the other. With cAT 5e, you will.
Each company that makes it goes by a diffrent standard and you aren't going to get the same quality/specs from one to the other. With cAT 5e, you will.
this is true.