Cat5e cable is limited at a MHz bandwidth, while Cat6 cable has a high bandwidth of MHz, which leads to different data rate. Cat5e can reach up to 1Gbps at a distance of meters. The data rate of Cat6 varies based on its maximum length. Over long distance transmission within meters, maximum data rate of Cat6 is Mbps. In short length limited in 55 meters, it can support 10 Gigabit Ethernet. It is noted that in high crosstalk condition a transfer distance only within 33 meters is available.
This article made a comparison and contrast between Cat5e vs Cat6 RJ45 cable. One additional comment with the switch to 23 AWG most of the forms used have moved to a staggered alignment instead of a single row to further separate the wires. I tried and it may be literally possible, but I couldn't get it after a dozen tries. There are differences in the female plugs as well. Johnson Sathaseevan Johnson Sathaseevan 3 3 silver badges 2 2 bronze badges.
Welcome to Server Fault. That's a great first post! John Gardeniers John Gardeniers 27k 12 12 gold badges 52 52 silver badges bronze badges. More info at this PDF: bit. You certainly can't make one with existing Cat 5e tools. Dean Smith Dean Smith 1, 2 2 gold badges 10 10 silver badges 13 13 bronze badges. You should probably take this answer with a grain of salt. You're asking a place who sells cabling if you should spend more or less money.
A lot of the information on the web seems to be from companies who would profit from their answer being the correct one. To be fair "Will it work? I think if these are mission critical connections that need Cat6 bandwidth buy ready made.
John Walker John Walker 31 1 1 bronze badge. Phil Phil 21 2 2 bronze badges. No, they're the same. Bill Weiss Bill Weiss They are exactly the same physically. Antoine Benkemoun Antoine Benkemoun 7, 3 3 gold badges 40 40 silver badges 60 60 bronze badges. What manner of testing would certify the difference between Cat-5e and a Catquality cable? Obviously not just the standard 'do the pairs light up correctly'.. Fluke and other companies have tools that you put on each end of the cable and it generates specific test signals that the other end verifies.
Google "fluke cat6 tester" They're not cheap and they're not trivial to use properly, but they are the only to validate that your specific site is cat6 or not cat6. Without testing can't assume anything will work if it truly requires cat6.
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The distance is further reduced to 55m for the 10Gigabit Ethernet standard. Repeaters are normally used for undisrupted connections in longer distances. Cat6 cables also improved on the crosstalk issue experienced by previous cable categories.
Cat6 uses better insulation materials to reduce the noise level, maintain data integrity and provide uninterrupted, high-speed performance. RJ45 is the standardized networking interface primarily used for Ethernet cables.
RJ45 connectors were first built for telephone communications. They were used to connect modems to telephones. The standard was later on adapted to computer networks and is now widely used in Ethernet networks. Nowadays, most, if not all, networking devices are compatible with the RJ45 cable connection. These network cables are available in a variety of lengths - long Ethernet cables are available, some of the longest being up to 75 metres.
Earlier network cables were unshielded, but later ones were shielded to improve the performance. For example an unshielded twisted pair UTP cable may be satisfactory for a short run between a computer and router, but a foil shielded cable, FTP, is best longer runs or where the cable passes through areas of high electrical noise. There are different methods that can be used for shielding Ethernet cables. The most common is to place a shield around each twisted pair. This not only provides shielding for the cable externally, but also reduces crosstalk between the internal twisted pairs as well.
Manufacturers can further enhance the performance by placing shielding around all the wires in the cable just under the cable sheath. There are different codes used to indicate the differs types of shielding:. A further difference within the Ethernet cables whether Cat 5, Cat 5e, Cat 6, Cat 6e, or Cat 7 can be whether solid or stranded wires are used within the cable.
As the description implies, a solid cable uses a single piece of copper for the electrical conductor within each wire of the cable whilst stranded wire uses a series of copper strands twisted together. Although when buying a patch cable, it may not be necessary to know this, when installing a long cable run it may be important as each type is slightly more suitable for different applications.
A variety of different cables are available for Ethernet and other telecommunications and networking applications. These network cables that are described by their different Ethernet cable categories, e. Cat 5 cables, Cat 6 cables, Cat 7 and Cat 8etc, which are often recognised by the TIA telecommunications Industries Association and they are summarised below:.
Further descriptions of Cat-5 and Cat-5e cables are given below as these are widely used for Ethernet networking applications today. The RJ45, Registered Jack 45 connector is used almost universally as the physical connector used on Ethernet cables, and with networking cables in general. Fortunately these are backwards compatible with the RJ45 so there is no need to have a completely new installation when migrating to Cat 7.
The RJ45 connector used on the ends of Ethernet cables are small plastic plugs with a retaining catch that can be released when the cable needs to be removed. The term plug refers to the male end of the connection on the network cable, and the jack refers to the port or female and normally located on the equipment. The RJ45 connector has eight pins that are spaced around 1 mm apart, and the wires are inserted and crimped to provide a reliable connection. The actual connector type is known as an 8P8C - eight position - eight contact.
Strictly speaking the actual connector type should be reared to as an 8P8C, and the wiring pattern is RJ45, but in reality the term RJ45 for Ethernet cables is used almost universally. Although the RJ45 connector is ideal for most applications, it is not particularly robust.
It is suitable for office, datacentre and home connections where robustness is not an issue. However there are a number of scenarios where a more robust connector is needed - applications like audio visual, stage audio and lighting, etc where Ethernet is used need a much more robust connection.
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