Comments on: Do You Have Cable Confusion? http://randythetechprofessor.com/do-you-have-cable-confusion Your daily technology class with Professor Randy!! Fri, 11 May 2012 07:43:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Brad Booth http://randythetechprofessor.com/do-you-have-cable-confusion/comment-page-1#comment-34 Brad Booth Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:45:49 +0000 http://randythetechprofessor.com/?p=645#comment-34 Category 6 cabling can only be used with 10GBASE-T if the cabling complies with TSB-155. Unshielded twisted pair (UTP) will have a limited reach on Cat 6 cabling. The UTP cable recommended for 10GBASE-T is Cat 6A, which is an augmented version of Cat 6 specified over the necessary frequency range to handle 10GBASE-T plus with further improvements impedance and crosstalk immunity. Shielded twisted pair (STP or FTP) versions of Cat 6, Cat 6A and Cat 7 (also known as ISO 11801 Class F) are less susceptible to crosstalk and alien crosstalk and therefore are better equipped to handle 10GBASE-T. Category 6 cabling can only be used with 10GBASE-T if the cabling complies with TSB-155. Unshielded twisted pair (UTP) will have a limited reach on Cat 6 cabling. The UTP cable recommended for 10GBASE-T is Cat 6A, which is an augmented version of Cat 6 specified over the necessary frequency range to handle 10GBASE-T plus with further improvements impedance and crosstalk immunity.

Shielded twisted pair (STP or FTP) versions of Cat 6, Cat 6A and Cat 7 (also known as ISO 11801 Class F) are less susceptible to crosstalk and alien crosstalk and therefore are better equipped to handle 10GBASE-T.

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