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| lanman10 2004-09-08, 4:36 pm |
| I will be building a home in the near future and would like to "future
proof" it as much as possible. Is CAT6 now THE standard? Any reason to
stick with 5e aside from cost? Additionally, I know if I go Cat6 that I
will need Cat6 rated equipment throughout. Are the RJ45 connectors the same
for Cat6 and 5e?
Thanks!
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| Chuck Yerkes 2004-09-08, 4:36 pm |
| Well CAT7 is THE new standard (just approved) with plans for 10GigE over
copper.
Handle it wrong and you have CAT3.
I use CAT5 quite happily and can terminate it correctly.
lanman10 wrote:
quote:
> I will be building a home in the near future and would like to "future
> proof" it as much as possible. Is CAT6 now THE standard? Any reason to
> stick with 5e aside from cost? Additionally, I know if I go Cat6 that I
> will need Cat6 rated equipment throughout. Are the RJ45 connectors the same
> for Cat6 and 5e?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
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| Robert Miles 2004-09-08, 4:36 pm |
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"lanman10" <lanman10@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:DbKdnd5Ef_yrZ7bcRVn-sg@comcast.com...
quote:
> I will be building a home in the near future and would like to "future
> proof" it as much as possible. Is CAT6 now THE standard? Any reason to
> stick with 5e aside from cost? Additionally, I know if I go Cat6 that I
> will need Cat6 rated equipment throughout. Are the RJ45 connectors the
same
quote:
> for Cat6 and 5e?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
I would agree with Dave that the one thing you must build into your new home
is central trunking! This above
anything else will future proof your wiring. Keep power a sensible distance
away from data cables unless you are using fibre.
Rob Miles
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| Dmitri\(Cabling-Design.com\) 2004-09-08, 4:36 pm |
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"lanman10" <lanman10@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:DbKdnd5Ef_yrZ7bcRVn-sg@comcast.com...
quote:
> I will be building a home in the near future and would like to "future
> proof" it as much as possible. Is CAT6 now THE standard? Any reason to
> stick with 5e aside from cost? Additionally, I know if I go Cat6 that I
> will need Cat6 rated equipment throughout. Are the RJ45 connectors the
same
quote:
> for Cat6 and 5e?
>
> Thanks!
>
Your post has generated some great responses, but I just noticed none of the
posters actually directly answered your questions, so I'll try here.
CAT6 is a standard since June 1, 2002 as defined in TIA-568-B.2-1 standard
addendum.
Most reasons people put behind sticking with CAT5E these days have to do
with the fact that you cannot buy (for your home, anyways) any equipment
that would use any advantage of CAT6 over CAT5E. Your Gigabit Ethernet will
work over CAT5E just fine. There is also one other problem with CAT6 - the
new app on the block - 10G Ethernet will only work over 50m (164ft) or so,
so for your full 100 meters (295FT) channel you'll have to install what they
call "Augmented CAT6" (or, unofficially, CAT6A), which is NOT A STANDARD
YET! There have been couple interesting (and emotional, too) discussions on
the subject just recently, I'll try to dig them up from our archive and post
links here.
For CAT6 performance you need all CAT6 components in the channel as the
channel's performance is defined by its lowest performing component.
RJ45 connectors (8P8C) are different for CAT5E and CAT6, both jacks and
plugs.
Good luck with your new home!
--
Dmitri Abaimov, RCDD
http://www.cabling-design.com
Cabling Forum, color codes, pinouts and other useful online resources for
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http://www.cabling-design.com/homewiring
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| Michael 2005-10-09, 1:21 am |
| You can run all the wires, and fiber interduct around the entire house,
homerunning each one back to a central wiring hub. That way, you can
pull in any additional wiring you might need over time.
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