What is Cat6 Ethernet Cable?
Cat 6 cable is standardized twisted pair cable for Ethernet. It is backward compatible with Cat5e cables. This type of network cabling is used for the network physical layer of a cabled infrastructure. Think of it as the electrical wiring in your home than contrast it to the vehicle that carries signals out of your home or business that handles the traffic out to the Internet. It is the physical medium for carrying signals.
Advantages:
- stringent specifications for crosstalk and system noise
- handles bandwidth more efficiently
- increase length to carries signals
- Backward compatible to Cat5e cables
- multi-factor use (Telephone, Network, Video, Audio)
- Allows two-way communication
The most notable difference between Cat53 cabling and Cat6 cabling is the price. Yet the price of the cabling is going down because it is the standard cable use today in most if not all cabling projects.
You will not go wrong in most case scenarios by purchasing this cable wholesale from a recommended vendor before hiring a professional team to install the cable in your home or place of business.
Plenum rated Cat6 cable adds about a 30% cost over non-plenum, and shielded cabling (STP) also adds roughly 30-40% more over unshielded (UTP) cabling. So what is plenum rated cables? The type of cabling is a fire-retardant type of cable used in crawl spaces and ceilings. Fire codes regulation and building codes regulations determine if this type of cabling is required in your building.
Talk to a professional about the benefits of using Cat6 cables Vs Cat 5e cables for your next project.
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