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CAT-6E Question.

Tags: CAT-6
We are setting up a new building at our office and have an existing CAT-5 network between computers and switches. We are purchasing new wire for our new location and would like to run CAT-6E, is this backwards compatible with our existing equipment.
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Zone: Computer Hardware
Question Asked By: level9tech
Solution Provided By: aleghart
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02.18.2008 at 09:22AM PST, ID: 20921711

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Anything that ran over Cat5 will run over Cat6 - as Cat6 offers better electrical properties than Cat5.  

The opposite is not necessarily true.
 
02.18.2008 at 09:36AM PST, ID: 20921836
and please be sure to buy rj45 for cat 6e.
they are a bit different.
 
02.18.2008 at 10:21AM PST, ID: 20922174

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If you plan to run Gigabit, as pseudocyber stated, CAT5 will support it, but it will have to have been properly installed. i.e. terminations properly done, cables routed properly, etc. 100mbps is more forgiving, and 10mbps can actually run on barbed wire. Therefore it would be best to have the network tested and certified by someone with a proper Fluke DSP or equivalent meter before implementing Gigabit. If there are issues such as cross-talk, it will work, but you may not be aware of lost packets and reduced performance. Have the CAT6E tested at the same time. Just because it's new doesn't mean it's installed correctly <G>. 80% of network issues are cable related.
 
02.29.2008 at 04:33PM PST, ID: 21018948
Some non-data transmissions over Cat6 have shorter allowable distances than over Cat5e.  VGA, DVI, video externders won't go as far over Cat6 wiring.  The increased skew will smear the colors at the receiving end.  Sometimes as much as half the distance over Cat6 versus Cat5.  Different twists are great for NEXT (near end cross talk) reduction, but cause timing problems when the signal must be re-combined at the receiving end.

All of your data networking hardware should be fine.  Both Cat5e and Cat6 allow ~90-100m max end-to-end, and Cat6 is physically compatible with Cat5 & 5E connectors.

I don't certify my cable.  The hardware and the service is expensive if you are paying a contractor.  For my recent installs I use the CableIQ Qualifier from Fluke.  It's a fraction of the price.  I don't need printed certifications...no service contracts or installation contract requirements.  All of those come at a much higher cost.  Don't get me wrong..it is a valid point to consider for your infrastructure...one that could last 10+ years.  But "qualifying" or verifying gigabit compatibility was sufficient for my needs.  I didn't need the more technical specifications involved in a true certification.

But the average office install does not use 10Gb, not even in the server closet or backbone.  That is where the Cat6E certification is supposed to shine.  Even a tech savvy office running gigabit to the desktop has OS and NIC issues to deal with before looking at Hz sweeps.

Also, as 'exp' stated, buy the proper components.  If you do not have all Cat6E rated patch panels, patch cords, and RJ45 jacks, you've just wasted a ton of money on 6E cable.  You have no higher rating than if you had installed 5E and bought faster equipment.  The lowest rated component is the standard.  

Then, you have to deal with the installers.  Was your 6E cable and terminations installed by an electrician or regular low-voltage contractor?  General contractor?  I've seen cables stressed far beyond 15-20 pounds of force.  Less than 4" (even less than 2") radius bends.  Nicked sheathing.  Nicked wire insulation.  Staples.  Parallel runs with high voltage.

The 6E label will not overcome any of those problems.

(On the strength of one link in the cable dependeth the might of the chain...)

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