| Cat6 (Category – 6), is a cable standard for | | | | more. Cat6 is better if you are in areas that have |
| Gigabit Ethernet and other network protocols that | | | | lots of interference like near power lines, lights, |
| is backward compatible with the Category 5/5e | | | | equipment manufacturing, or a long distance 1000 |
| and Category 3 cable standards. Cat-6 features | | | | Mbps (Gigabit) run. CAT 6 cables are great for |
| more stringent specifications for crosstalk and | | | | "future proofing" your installation. They are rated |
| system noise. | | | | to carry network speeds above 1000 Mbps |
| The cable contains four twisted copper wire pairs, | | | | (Gigabit). |
| just like earlier copper cable standards. When used | | | | The Cat6 cabling provides bandwidths of 250MHz. |
| as a patch cable, Cat-6 is normally terminated in | | | | By installing Cat6 cabling costs will be significantly |
| RJ-45 electrical connectors, although some Cat-6 | | | | reduced. Analyst predictions and independent polls |
| cable may be difficult to attach RJ-45 connectors | | | | indicate that 80 to 90 percent of all new |
| without a special modular piece and is technically | | | | installations will be cabled with Cat6. The fact that |
| not standards compliant. | | | | category 6 link and channel requirements are |
| If every bit of information that your company | | | | backward compatible to Cat5e makes it very |
| processes is mission critical, you need the | | | | easy for customers to choose Cat6. |
| performance and reliability that is built into the | | | | Some of the Cat6 systems exceeds all |
| Cat6. This enhanced Category 6 system was | | | | requirements of the TIA/EIA Category 6 |
| conceived to support the most demanding, | | | | standard specifications and delivers 250 MHz or |
| ultra-high speed and multi-Gigabit protocols, | | | | 300 MHz bandwidth, a 25% or 50% increase over |
| providing blistering performance. | | | | the 200 MHz bandwidth of typical Category 6 |
| The cable standard is suitable for 10BASE-T / | | | | compliant channels. They provide the |
| 100BASE-TX and 1000BASE-T (Gigabit Ethernet) | | | | performance, throughput and reliability necessary |
| connections. It provides performance of up to | | | | to keep your critical applications operating at peak |
| 250 MHz. | | | | performance. |
| If you plan on running at 1000 Mbps (1 Gbps) or | | | | |