Cat 6 cable (Category 6 cable) is the standard for today's high speed gigabit
ethernet networks. Cat6 cable can also support the high speeds required by the 10G-BaseT
(10Gig) ethernet standard. Cat 6 network cable is superior to cat5 cable and is completely
backwards compatible with all category 5 cables and equipment. There are three main characteristics of cat 6 ethernet cable
that determine the differing types. These are the conductor
type, the shielding type, and the jacket type.
In our "How-To" section you will find step-by-step instructions on
how to make Cat 6 patch cables from bulk cat6 cable.
Solid CAT6e UTP 350 MHz Riser Cable - White - 1000FT
ICC's CMR UTP Solid cables are manufactured based on the TIA 568-C.2 industry standard and are UL and cUL listed and verified. Available in spools of 1000 feet in a convenient pull box dispensing carton. Constructed with sequential footage markings on the outer jacket for easy to measure usage tracking. These cables offer a competitive solution designed to provide the ultimate performance necessary for today's demanding voice, data, video, and security applications in commercial and residential installations.
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1000ft Cat6 Shielded Network Cable - Solid, STP, Green, Riser (CMR) PVC
The ComputerCableStore™ 1000ft Cat6 Shielded Network Cable - Solid, STP, Green, Riser (CMR) PVC is ideal for voice, data, video and security communications medium for your network installation where EMI/RFI interference may be a concern. Wiring your home, home office, office or even a entire college campus, we have the right cable for you. Our bulk 550Mhz shielded CAT6 cable is available in a wide selection of colors to help assist with network organizing and identification. ROHS compliant and UL Listed, the ComputerCableStore™ has the quality bulk cabling you need!
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Solid CAT6a UTP 650 Mhz Plenum Cable - Blue - 1000FT
ICC CAT 6A 10Gig UTP cable provides transmission performance beyond 650MHz and Alien Crosstalk requirements exceeding the industry standards and ETL Verified to TIA-568-C.2 for supporting the operation of 10Gig Ethernet applications (10GBASE-T). It is designed with unique spline design and non-concentric to minimize AXT from neighboring cables. This cabling provides support for high bandwidth applications such as data centers and other data intensive or backbone requirements. This cable qualifies installations for the ICC Lifetime Certified Site Cabling System Limited Warranty when installed by ICC Certified installers (conditions apply)
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Concerning the conductor type, you may choose either solid cat 6 cable or stranded cat 6 cable.
Solid cat6 cable is capable of carrying data reliably over long
distances because of its solid core conductors, although this type of cable has a higher probability
of being damaged due to repeated flexing. For these reasons, solid cat6 cable should generally
only be used for permanent applications such as behind walls or within conduit.
Stranded cat6 cable on the other hand is great for building patch cables or for
applications where the network cable may be moved or flexed because of its increased durability
over solid ethernet cable. This improved durability is due to the stranded conductor cores,
however, stranded cat 6 cable is less reliable when transferring data over long distances.
Cat 6 Cable can be either unsheilded twisted pair (UTP) or shielded in a variety of methods to
protect from interference and/or alien crosstalk. Shielded twisted pair cat6 cable (STP) has
shielding around each pair of wires within the cable. Screened unshielded twisted pair (S/UTP, ScTP)
or Foiled Twisted Pair (FTP) is comprised of an overall metal foil around the collective group
of cat 6 cable pairs. Lastly, Screened shielded twisted pair (S/STP, S/FTP) provides the best protection for cat6 cable
in that is is both overall foil shielded like FTP and individual pair shielded like STP.
The jacket type of cat6 ethernet cable can either be PVC (CM or CMG), Riser (CMR), or Plenum
(CMP). PVC cat 6 cable is the base type of jacketing with the lowest rating regarding flame
retardancy and smoke hazard, and so is used primarily for stranded patch cables.
Riser cat 6 cable has a better rating for flame retardancy. Riser cable is
the jacket choice for cat 6 cable that will be running vertically behind walls or between floors
of a building as it will help prevent the spread of fire vertically along the ethernet cable.
Plenum cat 6 cable has the best rating for flame retardancy as well as lowest
smoke hazard, making it the safest type of jacketing to use when running cat6 network cable
through plenum air spaces. Consult your areas building fire codes when choosing a cat 6
ethernet cable jacket type.
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