Re: data cable standards
- From: "Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com>
- Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2009 20:06:23 -0500
Thank you, JS! I'm print your response so my husband and I can go over it
carefully.
Jo-Anne
"JS" <@> wrote in message news:%23QcxSxQ$JHA.5092@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Since the cable will be inside the walls you
will be stuck with what ever you choose, so
choose wisely and get the best quality. Most
likely the labor cost to install will be equal to
or more then the cost of the cable.
I would check with an industrial supplier, also since
the length of each run will be non standard if who ever
does the install is not qualified/skilled in terminating each
run even the best cable will be not be certified to a CAT
standard. You of course have the option to buy cable with
the connectors already installed, it just mean that you are going
to have a few extra feet of cable buried inside the wall.
Local township code may also require that any inside the wall cable
meet fire code safety requirements.
One last thing, after the cable is run have it tested to insure it still
meets the specs. The installer should have some type of tester available.
My personal choice would be "look to the future" and install CAT-7
even though I'm not certain a CAT-7 standard has been formalized.
What is the difference between CAT-5, CAT-5e, CAT-6, CAT-7
http://www.connectworld.net/syscon/support.htm
Cat 7 cable
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_7_cable
Category 6 cable
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_6_cable
Cat 5 cable
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_5_cable
--
JS
http://www.pagestart.com
"Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com> wrote in message
news:%23Cm%238gQ$JHA.3732@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Our house is being remodeled, and we have the opportunity to run cables
inside the walls. The builder and his electrician are recommending coax
along with Cat 5 for the telephones (2 lines) and computer network. We're
also thinking of having a wired intercom.
We've now read that there's also Cat 5e, Cat 6, and Cat 7. I'd be very
grateful if you could point me to a good source of information about the
different standards, since I'm bewildered--and not even sure I'm asking
the right question. I need all the help I can get to figure this out.
Right now, we have only two computers--both running WinXP and using a
wireless router. We're likely to add at least one more computer to the
network.
Thank you!
Jo-Anne
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