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Description of 50m CAT6 Cable
- 50m CAT6 UTP Copper Ethernet Cable
- Standard: CAT6 Cable
- Colour: Grey
- Length: 50m
- Manufacturer: Philex
- Part Number: 70400R/50
- Wires Per Cable: 8
- UTP: Unshielded Twisted Pair
- Dimensions
- Outer Cable Diameter: 5.92mm
- Outer Core Cable Diameter: 0.95mm (Inner 0.51mm)
- BC Conductor w/ Plastic Separator
- UTP 23AWG (American Wire Gauge)
- Pair Sequence: EIA/TIA 568B2
- 250MHz
- Jacket: PVC (Marked Incrementally)
- Gigabit Ready
- Terminated: No
- Usage: Indoors Only
- Packaging: Vacuum Sealed Roll
- CC 8544492000 1.3kg N
Uses of CAT6 Cables
Used primarily
- In server rooms / patch rooms
- To connect up patch panels
- To connect PC / Laptop to wall plates
- To connect PC / Laptop directly to router or switch
Advantages of CAT6 Cables
The main advantages are that
- They are low cost
- Their long length cover a very large CAT6 run
- Are compatible with gigabit networks
- Are backward compatible with older networks
- Unterminated means it's easier to pull through walls and ducting
- Can be cut to desired length
- In pure material terms, unterminated CAT6 cable is cheaper then buying pre-terminated cables
Disadvantages CAT6 Cables
The main disadvantages are that
- May be too long for some jobs, might need to cut
- CAT6 cables are slightly more expensive than CAT5 cables
