Cat 6 A Standard

Category 6a cables are fully backward compatible with all the previous categories including category 6 and 5e.

Cat 6 a standard.

The a stands for augmented and is a nod to cat6a s improved specifications compared with its predecessor the category 6 or cat6 cable. Our category 6a copper cable offers a wide range of options for your cat 6a network. The standard for category 6a augmented category 6 is ansi tia 568 c 1 defined by the telecommunications industry association tia for enhanced performance standards for twisted pair cable systems. Tia s cat6 standard sets the bar for cat6 cables and connectivity.

Cat 6a performance is defined for frequencies up to 500 mhz twice that of cat 6. Some options that are available include small diameter non bonded and patented bonded pair. The new specification has limits on alien crosstalk in cabling systems. The category 6a or cat6a cable is the latest iteration of gigabit ethernet cabling.

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. 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 cable can extend up to 100 meters and transfer data at a maximum data rate of 1gbps 1000 base t. Cat 6 supports 10 gigabit ethernet only up to 164 feet of cable length.

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. It was defined in 2009. Cat6 is also beginning to replace cat5e in residential environments.

Many data centres hospitals and universities have adopted cat6a as a new minimum requirement. The category 6 augmented cable standard or cat 6a was created to further improve the performance of cat 6 ethernet cables. The data transmission must perform above the tia limit for up to 250mhz. Exceed ansi tia 568 2 d category 6a ieee 802 3an 2006 and iso 11801 class ea channel standards meet iec 60512 99 002 for 2500 cycles of engaging and separating conductors under electrical load.