Cabling Plus now offering ICC Cat 6A Jacks for High Speed Networks

July 17, 2012 - PRLog -- The new ICC Cat 6A jacks are now available at Cabling Plus!  The CAT 6A 10Gig UTP modular jacks provide transmission performance beyond 500MHz and Alien Crosstalk requirements exceeding the industry standards set by TIA/EIA-568-B.2-10 for supporting the operation of 10Gig Ethernet applications (10GBASE-T).  They are designed with a shielded termination cap which minimizes additional AXT from neighboring connectors. It also features twisted pair separation posts which minimizes untwisting of pairs to allow for efficient installation and long-term peak performance. The modular jacks are also backwards compatible supporting current CAT 6, CAT 5e, and voice network applications.

Valuable features of the NEW ICC Cat 6A jacks include: Provide excellent performance for data networks requiring maximum speed and bandwidth, features PCB technology that provides maximum performance and superior signal quality, combats enhanced crosstalk cancellation reduces return loss and improves performance by rejecting noise and unwanted signals, meets and exceeds TIA 568B-2.10 Category 6A cabling requirements, designed with rear 110 IDC reducing termination time, terminated with single-blade punch down tool, include an integrated TIA-568A/B color wiring diagram, includes reduced rear footprint allows for greater connectivity density and provides for more port configurations in a smaller areas, and compatibility with all standard blank patch panels.  

Augmented Category 6 (Cat 6A) is the new cabling kid on the block! Many once thought copper cabling would never support speeds above 1 Gig, but Cat 6A has proven that wrong and allowed copper cabling to live on. There is even talk that copper cabling may still be around when we reach 40 Gig!  

As the industry strives to make sense of the new Cat 6A standards and solutions, there has been much debate about Cat 6A unshielded twisted pair (UTP) vs. Cat 6A shielded twisted pair (STP) and which is the better option for supporting 10 Gig. Both solutions have their place, and this article aims to provide some key information that will help our customers make an informed decision.

Standards And Alien Crosstalk

In June of 2006, the IEEE released the 802.3an 10GBASE-T standard, which specifies 10Gbs data transmission over four-pair copper cabling. Following that standard, the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) began work on transmission performance specifications for the cabling. In February 2008, they published TIA Standard 568-B.2-10: Transmission Performance Specifications for 4-Pair 100 Ohm Augmented Category 6 Cabling. The new Cat 6A standard extends the frequency of Cat 6A cables to 500 MHz and includes specifications for a new performance parameter known as Alien Crosstalk (ANEXT). Category 6A cables are fully backward compatible with all the previous categories, including Category 6 and 5e.

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ANEXT is crosstalk that occurs between adjacent cables and connecting hardware. While not a problem at the lower frequencies of Cat 5e and Cat 6 cabling, the higher frequency signals of Cat 6A makes ANEXT the limiting noise source for these systems. Active equipment can effectively reduce near-end and far-end crosstalk between pairs in a cable using cancellation technology that relies on crosstalk coming from a known source. However, with ANEXT, the source is unknown and cannot be cancelled out by the equipment.

For the complete line of ICC Cat 6A jacks visit Cabling Plus today!  Cabling Plus is the #1 online spot for the entire line of ICC cabling products!