If the phones run over UTP, then I can't believe that it won't run over Cat6 - VoIP is the hardest (read: highest signaling rate) to do that I'm aware of for voice, and the data rates are low enough that even Cat5 is good enough for that.
Kurt On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 12:39, Jonathan Link <[email protected]> wrote: > We're planning on expanding our offices, and at this time I've been asked to > come up with needs for the rest of the office. Since the plan is for us to > stay here another 10 years recabling is high on my list. > > I'd like to recable the office with Cat 6 everywhere, including phone ports, > but I'm unsure if the phones support Cat 6. We're using a Toshiba Stratagy > and will likely keep it based on my previous lack of success for getting the > owners to update. Can most older phone systems be run over Cat 6 cabling > (looks like we're running over Cat 3 now)? I'd ask our vendor but he's a > bit intractable. I'd like to have flexibility for future, should the owners > decide to change their mind. > > Thanks, > Jonathan > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
