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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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