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Category 6A (augmented Category 6) is ANSI/TIA-568.2-D (replaces 568-C.2), defined by TIA for enhanced performance standards for twisted pair cable systems. It was defined in 2009. Cat 6A performance is defined for frequencies up to 500 MHz—twice that of Cat 6.
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Category 6 and 6A cable must be properly installed and terminated to meet specifications. The cable must not be kinked or bent too tightly; the bend radius should be larger than four times the outer diameter of the cable. The wire pairs must not be untwisted and the outer jacket must not be
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specifications require a new generation of connecting hardware offering far superior performance compared to the existing products that are based on the
American TIA standard. The most important point is a performance difference between ISO/IEC and EIA/TIA component specifications for the NEXT
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International ISO/IEC and American TIA/EIA standards, which in turn are different from the regional European standard, EN 50173-1. In general, the ISO standard for Cat 6A is the most
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cabling between two connectors, often the patch panel and the wall jack, plus 10 meters (33 ft) total of stranded patch cordage. Manufacturers have begun offering claims of supporting distances beyond 100 meters (328 ft) which would fall outside of the TIA 568-2.D standard.
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transmission parameter. At a frequency of 500 MHz, an ISO/IEC Cat 6A connector performs 3 dB better than a Cat 6A connector that conforms with the EIA/TIA specification (3 dB equals 50% reduction of near-end crosstalk noise signal power; see
110:(UTP) design, emerged as an advancement of the UTP Cat 5e and was formalised in 2001. The design of Cat 6 required more stringent precision in manufacturing, which enabled reduced noise and crosstalk, thereby improving performance. The
555:. This is a marketing claim from manufacturers and typically refers to a claim of headroom performance above the defined TIA Category 6 standard. The name resembles the name of the (legitimate) Category 5e standard.
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If Cat 6-rated patch cables, jacks and connectors are not used with Cat 6 wiring, overall performance is degraded and may not meet Cat 6 performance specifications.
501:(CCA) variety. This has exposed the manufacturers or installers of such fake cable to legal liabilities. The diameter of the wires in Cat 6 cables ranges from 22 to 26 AWG.
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and system noise than Cat 5 and Cat 5e. The cable standard specifies performance of up to 250 MHz, compared to 100 MHz for Cat 5 and Cat 5e.
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