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<blockquote data-quote="Tom Duffy" data-source="post: 125609" data-attributes="member: 6627"><p>Re: Digital snake cable question</p><p></p><p>Cat 5e and Cat 6 are quite different electrically. The number of twists and the accuracy of the rate of twist / per length is tighter on Cat6, and thicker strands are used. This means that Cat6 cable degrades performance quicker when flexed. That's not much of an issue for IT equipment, but it's definitely something to look out for when cables are deployed and stored every day. If you're only using Cat6 at 100Mbps speeds, you may not notice the degradation, but Cat6 is a more fragile design. Best to follow manufacturers recommendation wrt the type of network cable to use.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tom Duffy, post: 125609, member: 6627"] Re: Digital snake cable question Cat 5e and Cat 6 are quite different electrically. The number of twists and the accuracy of the rate of twist / per length is tighter on Cat6, and thicker strands are used. This means that Cat6 cable degrades performance quicker when flexed. That's not much of an issue for IT equipment, but it's definitely something to look out for when cables are deployed and stored every day. If you're only using Cat6 at 100Mbps speeds, you may not notice the degradation, but Cat6 is a more fragile design. Best to follow manufacturers recommendation wrt the type of network cable to use. [/QUOTE]
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