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UTP Cable - Cat6 UTP Cable, Cat5E UTP Cable, Cat 5 UTP Cable
Our company offers UTP cable products, both RJ45 patch cables and bulk wire, at very competitive pricing. Please contact us for any of the following: Cat6 UTP Solid Crossover Cable, RJ45 to RJ45 Connectors
Cat6 UTP Solid Straight Cable, RJ45 to RJ45 Connectors
Cat6 UTP Stranded Crossover Cable, RJ45 to RJ45 Connectors
Cat6 UTP Stranded Straight Cable, RJ45 to RJ45 Connectors
Cat6 UTP Cable - bulk wire, 4 Pair Solid, Plenum Rated
Cat6 UTP Cable - bulk wire, 4 Pair Solid, PVC Rated
Cat6 UTP Cable - bulk wire, 4 Pair Stranded, PVC Rated
Cat5E UTP Solid Crossover Cable, RJ45 to RJ45 Connectors
Cat5E UTP Solid Straight Cable, RJ45 to RJ45 Connectors
Cat5E UTP Stranded Crossover Cable, RJ45 to RJ45 Connectors
Cat5E UTP Stranded Straight Cable, RJ45 to RJ45 Connectors
Cat5E UTP Cable - bulk wire, 4 Pair Solid, Plenum Rated
Cat5E UTP Cable - bulk wire, 4 Pair Solid, PVC Rated
Cat5E UTP Cable - bulk wire, 4 Pair Stranded, PVC Rated
Cat 5 UTP Solid Crossover Cable, RJ45 to RJ45 Connectors
Cat 5 UTP Solid Straight Cable, RJ45 to RJ45 Connectors
Cat 5 UTP Stranded Crossover Cable, RJ45 to RJ45 Connectors
Cat 5 UTP Stranded Straight Cable, RJ45 to RJ45 Connectors
Cat 5 UTP Cable - bulk wire, 4 Pair Solid, Plenum Rated
Cat 5 UTP Cable - bulk wire, 4 Pair Solid, PVC Rated
Cat 5 UTP Cable - bulk wire, 4 Pair Stranded, PVC Rated
Cat6 UTP Cable Recommendations
Cat6 UTP Solid Cable is recommended for all horizontal runs, between wiring closets, and for lengths over 25 feet. Maximum
recommended length is 100 meters (328 feet). It should not be flexed.
Cat6 UTP Stranded Cable is built to withstand the repeated flexing, common in PC to wallplate applications, without damage to
inner conductors. Because of higher attenuation it is recommended for short runs of 25 feet or less.
Plenum rated cable is generally required in all air returns, dropped ceilings and public buildings. Fire codes vary from area to area.
Guide to UTP Cable (Bulk) and Patch Cords Unshielded twisted-pair / UTP cable is by far the most common networking cable. Please check below some of the
characteristics of Cat6 UTP Cable, Cat5E UTP Cable, and Cat 5 UTP Cable.
Category 6 / Cat6 UTP Cable
Category 6 UTP Cable(ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2-1), was ratified by the TIA/EIA in June 2002. CAT6 UTP Cables provide higher
performance than CAT5e and feature more stringent specifications for crosstalk and system noise.
The quality of the data transmission depends upon the performance of the components of the channel. So to transmit according
to CAT6 specs, jacks, patch cables, patch panels, cross-connects, and cabling must all meet CAT6 standards. (The channel
basically includes everything from the wallplate to the wiring closet.) The CAT6 components are tested individually, and they are
also tested together for performance. In addition, the standard calls for generic system performance so that CAT6 components from any vendor can be used in the channel.
CAT6 channel transmission requirements should result in a Power-Sum Attenuation-to-Crosstalk Ratio (PS-ACR) that is greater than or equal to zero at 200 MHz.
In addition, all CAT6 components must be backward compatible with CAT5e, CAT5, and Category 3. If different category components are used with CAT6 components, then the channel will achieve the transmission performance of the lower
category. For instance, if CAT6 cable is used with CAT5e jacks, the channel will perform at a CAT5e level.
Category 5e / Cat5E UTP Cable
Category 5e / CAT5e UTP Cable, also known as Enhanced Category 5, was ratified in 1999. It's an incremental improvement
designed to enable cabling to support full-duplex Fast Ethernet operation and Gigabit Ethernet.
The main differences between Category 5 and Category 5e can be found in the specifications. The performance requirements
have been raised slightly in the new standard.
CAT5e has stricter specifications for Power Sum Equal-Level Far-End Crosstalk (PS-ELFEXT ), Near-End Crosstalk (NEXT),
Attenuation, and Return Loss (RL) than those for Category 5. Like CAT5, CAT5e is a 100-MHz standard, but it has the capacity
to handle bandwidth superior to that of CAT5. With these improvements, you can expect problem-free, full-duplex, 4-pair Ethernet transmissions over your CAT5e UTP cable.
Category 5 / Cat 5 UTP Cable
Category 5 / CAT5 UTP is good, solid cable for 100-Mbps LANs. The Category 5 standard has been around since 1991, so it's
well established. You'll find existing Category 5 installations everywhere. What can Category 5 cable do, and what can't it do?
If you still have a lot of 10-Mbps equipment, CAT5 cabling will serve your needs. It also handles 100-Mbps Fast Ethernet transmissions very well.
But if you're running up against the performance limits of a 100-Mbps network, you'll probably want to upgrade at least parts of your system fairly soon to Category 5e or higher. |
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