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What is the difference between a Cat5 and a Cat6 RJ45 connector? The easy answer is: they are both cable connectors with a standard network plug and socket, often called an “Ethernet jack”. Cat 5 and Cat 6 are UTP, or Unshielded Twisted Pair cables. The difference defines the cables as Category (Cat) 5...
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One of the most important things about cabling is to purchase cable not just for what you’re using now but for what you may run in the future. A rule of thumb is to install the highest-grade cable that your budget allows. The standard is Ethernet. That means there are two basic types of...
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“Structured cabling” is a complete system of cabling and associated hardware which creates a telecommunications infrastructure. This infrastructure can serve a range of tasks, such as providing telephone service or data transmission through a computer network. Every cabling system is unique. Variations in the structure of the facilities housing the installation, the specific cabling...
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A major part of creating a viable network involves the installation of a cabling system. A solid cabling system is a good investment that will not only meet your current networking needs, but will last through your next-generation network as well. Modern Ethernet networks follow a “star topology”, where each device on the network...
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While WI-Fi and other wireless network technologies have improved greatly over the years, nothing beats the reliability and performance of a wired network in your home or business. One challenge that people face is what kind of cable they need for their needs. Although there are dozens of network cable types, the fact is...
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Structured cabling is a telecommunications cabling infrastructure consisting of a number of standardized smaller elements called subsystems. Structured cabling falls into five subsystems: A Demarcation point is the connection point where the telephone company network ends and the customer’s on-premise wiring connection begins. Equipment or Telecommunications Rooms contain equipment and wiring points that serve...
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No, it’s not ET calling home. “Alien Crosstalk” is defined as “unwanted signal coupling from one balanced twisted-pair component, channel, or permanent link to another”. Alien crosstalk is not generally affected by common noise from motors, transformers, or florescent lighting fixtures. Alien crosstalk is specified as “a parameter for cabling to approximate the energy...
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Although “Wifi” is simpler for a lot of people, due to multimedia sharing, bandwidth on some home networks. some users really want a hard-wired home networking solution. A wired network allows a private, high speed, network at home for Internet access, file sharing, media streaming, online gaming (console or PC), IP security cameras, or...
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With high bandwidth applications and network systems venturing into factory environments, the need for shielded Cat 6 cable has increased. In these new areas of installation, the environment where the network cable is run has large amounts of EMI (Electro-Magnetic Interference). Although Cat 6 cables have improved cable twist to reject noise and handle...
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It was once thought that copper cabling would never support speeds above 1 Gig, but Augmented Category 6, or Cat 6A – has proven that wrong. Copper still lives and copper cabling may still be around at 40 Gig, There has been much debate about which is the better option for supporting 10 Gig:...
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