| Bandwidth
precedes data rates just as highways come before traffic.
Doubling the bandwidth is like adding twice the number of
lanes on a highway. The trends of the past and the predictions
for the future indicate that data rates have been doubling
every 18 months.
As streaming media applications such as video
and multi-media become commonplace, the demands for faster
data rates will increase and spawn new applications that will
benefit from the higher bandwidth offered by category 5e.
Cat5 enhanced (Cat5e), supports short-run
Gigabit Ethernet (1000 Mbps) networking by utilizing all four
wire pairs and is backward-compatible with ordinary CAT5.
Currently defined in TIA/EIA-568-B, Cat 5e provides performance
of up to 100 MHz, and is frequently used for both 100 Mbit/s
and gigabit Ethernet networks.
Cat 5e cable is an enhanced version of Cat
5 that adds specifications for far end crosstalk. Although
1000BASE-T was designed for use with Cat 5 cable, the tighter
specifications associated with Cat 5e cable and connectors
make it an excellent choice for use with 1000BASE-T.
The Gigaplus range of Cat5e products offer
customers a Gigabit Ethernet solution. The Gigaplus system
offers a guaranteed performance that not only meets the requirement
of the relevant standard, but offers the comfort of substantial
headroom.
In the current market GigaPlus represents
a sound investment for general office horizontal cabling and
residential cabling for networks running Gigabit Ethernet
applications.
Some of the Cat5e systems like Belden IBDN
System 1200 have been developed to support high-speed network
applications such as Gigabit Ethernet and provide clear bandwidth
up to 160 MHz; an increase of 60% over Cat5e standard of 100
MHz.
These cables incorporate a patented design
which provides complete quality control during the manufacturing
process. This provides high quality cables that consistently
offer improved channel performance and large cabling systems
for all new cabling installations.
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