> Why bother with Cat6? Why not go straight to Cat7 and be > prepared for > the next decade? ;-) > > -- Ed Leafe >
Sheee-ittt! There is a Cat7 spec! http://www.connectworld.net/syscon/support.htm 1. What is the difference between CAT-5, CAT-5e, CAT-6, CAT-7... The Simple Answer: CAT-5 is rated to 100M CAT-5e is rated to 350M <keep reading below, used for gigabit - Gil> CAT-6 and CAT6e is rated to 550M or 1000M depending on your source CAT-7 is supposedly rated to 700M or presumably 1000M Today there is no approved CAT-6 or CAT-7. While some folks are selling products they call Level 6 or 7, there aren't even specs for them, making CAT-5e the best available option. CAT-6 cable is being made with 23 guage conductor wire as opposed to the slightly smaller 24 guage for CAT-5e and also has a separator to handle crosstalk better. Both CAT-5 and CAT-5e have 100 ohm impedance and electrical characteristics supporting transmissions up to 100 MHz. The differences between CAT-5 and CAT-5e show in all aspects of performance: capacitance, frequency, resistance, attenuation, and NEXT. CAT-5e components were designed with high-speed gigabit Ethernet in mind. While CAT-5 components may function to some degree in a gigabit Ethernet, they perform below standard during high-data transfer scenarios. CAT-5e cables work with ATM and gigabit speed products. Simply, if you are using a 100Mbps switch, get CAT-5e cable instead of CAT-5. CAT-5e is formally called ANSI/TIA/EIA 568A-5 or simply Cat-5e (the e stands for 'enhanced'). CAT-5e is completely backward compatible with current CAT-5 equipment. The enhanced electrical performance of CAT-5e ensures that the cable will support applications that require additional bandwidth, such as gigabit Ethernet or analog video. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ed Leafe > Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2008 12:18 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [NF] Looking for small network > gigabitrouterrecommendation(CLARIFIED) > > > On Sep 13, 2008, at 11:16 AM, Gil Hale wrote: > > > I have always heard Cat5e was adequate for 1,000mps. But Cat6 could > > not > > hurt, eh? Once all my Cat5e stock is expended I am going to migrate > > to > > Cat6, just because. > > > Why bother with Cat6? Why not go straight to Cat7 and be > prepared for > the next decade? ;-) > > -- Ed Leafe > > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
