Category 6A Cabling Applications

This event was originally held on May 16, 2024
and is now available for on demand viewing.
Sponsor: CommScope
Duration: 1 Hour

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Summary

Twisted-pair copper cabling has been the workhorse for enterprise networks over several decades, constantly improving in capability to meet or exceed users’ requirements for transmission speed. For many years twisted-pair also has delivered electricity to networked devices via Power over Ethernet (PoE)—a technology that has reshaped network design and implementation. Category 6A is a champion in this regard; it is constructed to support data-throughput speeds of 10 Gbits/sec and power-delivery performance of 90W from the source. As enterprise networks have evolved to require these higher speed and power thresholds, many of these networks also have evolved physically, and require link lengths in excess of the industry-standard 100-meter limit. Twisted-pair copper cabling and Category 6A in particular have proven to be up to the task for speed-and-power requirements, but what about distance? Can the familiar and reliable twisted-pair cabling come through at distances beyond 100 meters?

This information-packed seminar delivered by CommScope’s lead systems engineer Casey Adams will focus on real-world applications for Category 6A cabling, providing detail on the trifecta of speed, power, and distance. Casey will pay specific attention to the standards that govern cabling performance levels (e.g. Category 6A), along with the standard specifications for power delivery via PoE. Attendees will learn effective approaches to designing and installing physical layer networks for the dynamic, evolving enterprise space.

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