What are the merits of using Cat6 over Cat5e?
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Just picked up a scheme where the client wants a unit rewired in cat 6, it was previously a dental practice which was stripped out and is being refurbished back into a dental practise with a GP's surgery bolted on (the structure is remaining as is with minor alterations to plasterboard partitions).
The client is adamant that we use cat6 although they won't be running anything particularly high end IT wise and the bending radius of the cat6 is proving to be a challenge in order to deliver this quickly and in a cost efficient manner.
The client is adamant that we use cat6 although they won't be running anything particularly high end IT wise and the bending radius of the cat6 is proving to be a challenge in order to deliver this quickly and in a cost efficient manner.
From what I can gather, the difference is that CAT6 is supposed to be able to cope with Gigabit ethernet better. CAT5e can pretty much get there, it just isn't 'certified' as such.
If the cable runs are pretty short, I doubt you'll see much difference, and anyway, unless they're running Gigabit everything (unlikely), it's a waste of their money, since the network will only run as fast as whatever's connected to it.
If the cable runs are long, 100m plus, it ain't going to work terribly well at Gigabit speeds even with CAT6 cable.
Don't know if this helps or not. Fibre optic cable is what they want
If the cable runs are pretty short, I doubt you'll see much difference, and anyway, unless they're running Gigabit everything (unlikely), it's a waste of their money, since the network will only run as fast as whatever's connected to it.
If the cable runs are long, 100m plus, it ain't going to work terribly well at Gigabit speeds even with CAT6 cable.
Don't know if this helps or not. Fibre optic cable is what they want
Super Slo Mo said:
From what I can gather, the difference is that CAT6 is supposed to be able to cope with Gigabit ethernet better. CAT5e can pretty much get there, it just isn't 'certified' as such.
If the cable runs are pretty short, I doubt you'll see much difference, and anyway, unless they're running Gigabit everything (unlikely), it's a waste of their money, since the network will only run as fast as whatever's connected to it.
If the cable runs are long, 100m plus, it ain't going to work terribly well at Gigabit speeds even with CAT6 cable.
Don't know if this helps or not. Fibre optic cable is what they want
I don't think its true about cat5 not being 'certified' for gigabit, 1000base-t which is what 'normal' gigabit ethernet cards use specifies gigabit over cat5 over 100M. You do have to watch out for it needing all 4 pairs to be in and working though (phone and 100meg only need 2 pairs so can work fine over technicaly faulty wiring). I would agree with everything else though If the cable runs are pretty short, I doubt you'll see much difference, and anyway, unless they're running Gigabit everything (unlikely), it's a waste of their money, since the network will only run as fast as whatever's connected to it.
If the cable runs are long, 100m plus, it ain't going to work terribly well at Gigabit speeds even with CAT6 cable.
Don't know if this helps or not. Fibre optic cable is what they want
I'd give 'em two quotes, and see which one they go for
itsnotarace said:
What are you having problem with exactly?
bending radiuscable trays already in the ceiling void and will need to be modified to suit cat 6
only problem is the void if full of ducting, AC cassettes, sprinklers, etc, etc
suspended tiles ceiling which will effectively be stripped out and replaced due to the mods
total and utter waste of cash IMO
GlenMH said:
You gotta love Japan - you can't buy cat 5 patch cables here anymore - it is all cat 6 stuff and the shelves are filling with Cat 7....
It is utter utter overkill.
Nigel Tufnel: The cables are all Cat11. Look, right across the board, 11, 11, 11 and... It is utter utter overkill.
Marty DiBergi: Oh, I see. And most cables go up to 10?
Nigel Tufnel: Exactly.
Marty DiBergi: Does that mean it's better? Is it any better?
Nigel Tufnel: Well, it's one better, isn't it? It's not ten. You see, most blokes, you know, will be connected at ten. You're on ten here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you're on ten on your computer. Where can you go from there? Where?
Marty DiBergi: I don't know.
Nigel Tufnel: Nowhere. Exactly. What we do is, if we need that extra push over the cliff, you know what we do?
Marty DiBergi: Use Cat11.
Nigel Tufnel: Eleven. Exactly. One better.
Marty DiBergi: Why don't you just make ten better and make ten be the best cable and make that a little better?
Nigel Tufnel: [pause] These are Cat 11.
RobCrezz said:
Cat6 is harder to bend? I hadn't noticed.
The solid core stuff with the plastic separator running between the pairs is a fair bit harder to bend. I mostly end up running cat5e whenever I have the option to choose. Just make sure its low smoke zero halogen, its so much easier to work with and doest tend to age as badly as the cheap nasty solid core.Difference is irrelevant in almost every application. Only real excuse possibly is future proofing.
All industries waste money in this fashion its quite extraordinary. My local council is rebuilding the theatre. Apparently midway through the build is when you decide what sort of stone to use to pave the front. Idiots.
All industries waste money in this fashion its quite extraordinary. My local council is rebuilding the theatre. Apparently midway through the build is when you decide what sort of stone to use to pave the front. Idiots.
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