Gigabit Cabling Requirements

[ilpadrino]

What is required for a Gigabit network? Is CAT5 sufficient, or is CAT6 a necessary upgrade?

 

[mikeydidit]

http://www.siemon.com/white_papers/99-12-17-demystifying.asp

Someone sent this to me a while back and this should help. If you find any mistakes, please consider that they are there for a purpose. And everyone needs a purpose.
Hope this helps, Mikey.

 

[ilpadrino]

thanks, i saw this in another thread earlier. i guess the answer about cat5 would be yes..not that this article is very clear on that, but in addition to some other articles i've been reading.

 

[daronwilson]

Just to clarify, Cat5e should be the minimum used as the standards have pretty much dumped Cat5 for data use anymore.

Gigabit should do fine on 5e, we have a fair amount of it running on 5e. It is only my opinion, based on my experience and education...I am always willing to learn, educate me!
Daron J. Wilson, RCDD
daron.wilson@lhmorris.com