Cat6A cables provide greater distance coverage than standard Cat6 cables when used in 10GBASE-T (10Gbps) networks. Standard Cat6 advises a maximum distance of 37-55 meters where as Cat6A allows for the typical 100 meter maximum length ascribed to Ethernet based networks.

10G Cat6A cabling provides transmission performance that excceeds the industry standard Cat6 parameters and supports the operation of 10GBASE-T over 100 meter. Performance conforms to proposed Cat6A channel requirement of TIA/EIA-568-B-2-10 class EA ISO/IEC 11801, CENELEC EN 50173 and IEEE802.3an. 10G Cat6A solutions are qualified for frequencies up to 500MHz.

• 10GBASE-T Ethernet
• 1000BASE-TX Fast Ethernet
• 1000BASE-T Gigabit Rthernet
• 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet
• 10BASE-T Ethernet
• 155/622 Mbps ATM
• 4/16 Mbps Token Ring
• 100VG-AnyLAN
• 100Mbps TP-PMD

Q: Will Cat6A cables work on Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet networks?

A: Yes, Cat6A cables are backwards compatible with Fast and Gigabit Ethernet networks; however, you are unlikely to gain any performance improvement by using Cat6A cables in these networks.

Q: What speeds to Cat6A cables support?

A: Category 6A cables were designed with 10GBase-T in mind which provides for 10 Gigabits per second of bandwidth.