Re: [AFMUG] New Office, Cat5e or 6?

[Jay Weekley]

Perhaps a higher threshold before problems from florescent lights, power 
lines, etc become an issue.  I've been told that quality Cat5e will 
support 10 gig applications though.  Obviously, I've never seen that in 
the real world.

Nate Burke wrote:
I'm working on the network side of an office remodel at my Church. The 
cabling job will be contracted out, so I have no horse in the race 
other than trying to save money.  Is there a benefit in running Cat6 
over Cat5e?  They're on a 100mb network now, and it's running just 
fine.  Very little file sharing, mainly internet surfing and Word 
Docs.  Probably looking at around 30-50 ports, half are VoIP Phones.  
Everyone is recommending Cat6, but I'm wondering if it's worth it.  
Isn't cable and terminations for Cat6 about 30% more than Equivalent 
Cat5e?  I can't see the office needing over gig ethernet for the 
foreseeable future.  Does Cat6 bring any other benefits?

Nate