RE: Cable

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Why a minefield?

If they want to sell a quad twisted pair cable that complies to the CAT5
specs under the label of CAT5 then that's fine (as long as it does) - if
they want to sell a cable that varies from the minimum CAT5 specs by a
significant margin at twice the price but still under the label of CAT5
then
that too is OK as long as it still meets the minimum specs for CAT5.

Similarly with CAT5E and CAT6 ... as long as the cable meets the spec then
you shouldn't need to worry. Unless you have a specific requirement then if
what you want is CAT5E then any CAT5E cable should be fine. I don't see why
there should be any need to create minefields than don't have to exist?

Phil



> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Chris Hunter
> Sent: 07 January 2006 21:00
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Cable
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> 'looking at sources for Cat5e cable today, I noticed that prices
varied
> a lot - for example, CPC had reel-boxes for sale at between 60 &
130GPB
> ... with differences in attenuation at different frequencies ... must
> say, I thought Cat5 was Cat5, and Cat5e was Cat5e, but clearly I was
> wrong !   'seems like it's another mine-field for the uninitiated !
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> Chris
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