Cat 6 Cable Termination

The cable standard specifies performance of up to 250 mhz compared to 100 mhz for cat 5 and cat 5e.

Cat 6 cable termination.

The total length of wire segments between a pc and a hub or between two pc s cannot exceed 100 meters 328 feet for 100base tx and 300 meters for. Cat 6 has to meet more stringent specifications for crosstalk and system noise than cat 5 and cat 5e. The spline plastic cross web isolates the pairs from cross talk and twist inproves the speed to reach the 550mhz. How to terminate a cat 5 cable.

All category 5 6 types are terminated in one of two ways. A true cat 6 cable is 23 awg. 4 pair cable with a spline. Cat 6 is the sixth generation of twisted pair ethernet cabling that is used in home and business networks.

Just in case you do i hope to create a foolproof guide containing all the information you need to. Cat 6 cabling is backward compatible with the cat 5 and cat 5e standards that preceded it. The reason for the pairs and the spline is that the tighter the twist the faster the data. And every time i fiddle with getting the wires just right in the connector i wish i could just use a patch cable i bought instead but the requirements mean i need to terminate onsite.

Rj 45 connector male. A little practice goes a long way. Based on tia eia 568 b 1 2001 the t568a and t568b wiring schemes define the pinout or order of connections for wires in eight pin modular connector plugs and jacks. Pull the cable off the reel to the desired length and cut.

Alright the average person may not ever need to terminate crimp a connector onto the end of a category cat 5 cable but perhaps you will someday. If you are pulling cables through holes its easier to attach the rj 45 plugs after the cable is pulled. The twisted pairs should be color coded. Category 6 is an ethernet cable standard defined by the electronic industries association and telecommunications industry association.