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Data Cable Question

Question

I was recently placed in charge of employing a company to install structured cabling in our new website. I've been reading on CAT 6 and there appears to be a good deal of comments but little expertise behind them. I've not ever had to buy over a box or 2 of CAT6 previously and today I am talking hundreds of drops. Each one the drops will be moving to offices for workers (under 100m). All drops will be terminated to a stand in our server space.

All the three firms I've quotes from are utilizing CMP CAT 6 by leading producers (Hitachi, Commscope and ICC). Is there anything that you want you'd have understood before choosing a cable maker or special cable at a section like CAT 6?

2) Have you ever had to be worried about that the 15-30 year guarantees on your wires? Every one of the installers will utilize a FLUKE DTX and give a report and tagging for every cable. Among those firms isn't fitting the conclusion to the producers list, or so the manufacturer will not offer you a guarantee, but the installer guarantees the wires themselves. The installer clarified that from the 20 years they've been doing business they've not ever had a cable guarantee petition. (I am just wanting to test If They're selling snake oil)

Allow me to know if there's clarifications I want to create, or when you believe there's anything generally that you wish you'd have understood before your initial structured cabling experience.

Answer

The answer to this question is simple: most cable manufacturers with a warranty ,come from a brand that’s recognizable, and have proper documentation that lists it’s certifications is going to be acceptable when purchasing.

However, off-brand cable can be an issue, because at the frequencies CAT6 and 10Gbit  require cables that aren’t built to specs will not work. And with the sun setting of Cat5e, some irreputable suppliers are trying to pawn off old CAT5e stock as CAT.

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