I have never seen an ANSI/TIA/EIA spec that dictates cable length minimums. Only that there must not be more than .5" untwisted at either end.
-- Espi On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 12:11 PM, Derrenbacker, L. Jonathan < [email protected]> wrote: > I'm getting ready to replace some switch stacks. Our current > cabling(patch to switch) is a mess, so I'm ripping out and starting from > scratch. > > I'm looking around at cable design, and I like the short 6'' cat5 cables, > like this: > > http://static.spiceworks.com/shared/post/0001/6788/FEX48pt.jpg > > > > My concern is I think the IEEE minimum CAT5 cable length is 1.5 meters, > but I'm not sure if that's only for cables between active devices or not. > > > > Anyone know for sure and/or have experience using short cables between > patch and switch? Any issues? > > Not sure if it matters, but it's gig to the desktop POE. > > > > > > Thanks, > > Jon > > >
