Cat 6 cables

• ndmmxiaomayi

  20 Jun 06, 21:53

  Need some help for Cat 6 cables.
  
  Which of the following is NOT the reason why Cat 6 cables are normally used for switch-to-router connections?
  
  Can't find the reason for it.
• newmanmback

  21 Jun 06, 18:28

  can rephrase your question? seems like you cut and paste question right?
  
  something here on Cat cables
  
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat-6
  
  seems like the cat6 cable's an improved version over the downrev catx cables...the restriction on switch to router connection may be the lan speed...like 10/100 or Gigabit ethernet?
  
  
• ndmmxiaomayi

  21 Jun 06, 21:14

  Yup, cut and paste from my school worksheet. From what I know, Cat 6 is the improved version over Cat 5 cables. But Cat 5e cables can support 1000BASE-T gigabit ethernet as well, which is why I'm not sure. The only difference is the frequency - Cat 6 provides performance up 250MHz while Cat 5e provides performance up to 125MHz.