Cat 6 A Standard

Our category 6a copper cable offers a wide range of options for your cat 6a network.

Cat 6 a standard.

The data transmission must perform above the tia limit for up to 250mhz. It was defined in 2009. Category 6a is the official standard and its increased bandwidth can be used to achieve 10 gbps speeds on 10gbase t networks at the standard 100 meter maximum cable length. Category 6a cables are fully backward compatible with all the previous categories including category 6 and 5e.

Some options that are available include small diameter non bonded and patented bonded pair. Category 6a cat6a which supports data rates of 10g up to 100 metres and a bandwidth of up to 500mhz has begun to grow in popularity. The category 6a or cat6a cable is the latest iteration of gigabit ethernet cabling. Belden s newest cable 10gxw is the industry s smallest diameter category 6a cable designed for smart building and multi gigabit applications with performance optimized for in building wireless networks.

The cat6a doubles data transmis. Draft specification ansi tia eia 568 b 2 10 specifies cable systems called augmented category 6 or more frequently as category 6a that operate at frequencies up to 500 mhz and will provide up to 10 gbit s bandwidth. Cat 6a performance is defined for frequencies up to 500 mhz twice that of cat 6. The new specification has limits on alien crosstalk in cabling systems.

Using cat 6a enables 10 gigabit ethernet data rates over a single cable run up to 328 feet. Cat6 is also beginning to replace cat5e in residential environments. Cat 6 supports 10 gigabit ethernet only up to 164 feet of cable length. The cable can extend up to 100 meters and transfer data at a maximum data rate of 1gbps 1000 base t.

The category 6 augmented cable standard or cat 6a was created to further improve the performance of cat 6 ethernet cables. Many data centres hospitals and universities have adopted cat6a as a new minimum requirement. Tia s cat6 standard sets the bar for cat6 cables and connectivity. The a stands for augmented and is a nod to cat6a s improved specifications compared with its predecessor the category 6 or cat6 cable.