What is Cat6a cabling?
Cat6a is the latest standard from the TIA for enhanced performance standards for twisted pair cable systems. In February 2008, the Cat6a was defined at frequencies up to 500 MHz—twice that of Cat6. Cat6a performs at improved specifications, particularly in the area of alien crosstalk as compared to Cat6 which exhibited high alien noise in high frequencies. New global Cat6A specifications require a new generation of connecting hardware offering far superior performance compared to the existing products which are based on the American TIA standard. The Cat6a standard is the highest ISO standard followed by the European standard and then the American standard.
What is involved in Cat6a specifications?
In order to meet specifications, the Cat6 cable and the Cat6a cable must be properly installed and properly terminated. Kinking or bending the cables too tightly can lead to incorrect installation practices. The Cat6a cable must bend at a radius no less than 4 times the outer diameter of the cable. Incorrect termination practices include untwisting the wire pairs or stripping the outer jacket back more than 1/2 inch. All shielded Cat6a cables must be grounded for safety and effectiveness and a continuous shield connection maintained from end to end. Ground loops develop when there is more than one ground connection and the difference in common mode voltage potential at these ground connections introduces noise into the Cat6a cabling.
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