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Category 6, the next step.
Well, the long awaited Category 6 standard has finally been approved and finalized. The Standard was officially released in early July. The latest specifications will be added to our site very soon.
What's waiting in the wings?
Recommendations are currently being considered for Category 7 and the not yet named "Category 8" standards. Frequencies are expected to increase to 600 MHZ!!!
Category 6 proposed specification
| Proposed Standard |
Transmission parameter |
Channel performance |
Improvement over CAT 5e standard |
Highest frequency |
|
CAT 6 |
NEXT @ 100 MHz PSNEXT @ 100 MHz Attenuation @ 100 MHz ELFEXT @ 100 MHz PSELFEXT @ 100 MHz Return Loss @ 100 MHz Propagation Delay @ 10 MHz Delay Skew |
39.9 dB 37.1 dB 21.2 dB 23.2 dB 20.2 dB 12.0 dB 555 ns 50 ns |
+ 9.8 dB + 10.0 dB - 2.8 dB + 5.8 dB + 5.8 dB + 2.0 dB same same |
250 MHz |
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