I recently ran a Cat6 cable ~75' between two switches and terminated with RJ45 connectors rated Cat6 off Amazon. The link was unable to connect at 10Gb speeds. I assumed it was the connectors since they are cheap and Chinese. I never terminate cables like this for permanent installation. Typically the Cat6 gets terminated in to a keystone or patch panel and then a premade patch cord is used to plug in to a switch. The cable used is True Cable brand and the connectors are Cable Creation. I have been trying to convince my employer to start using a more reputable and consistent brand or supplier but have difficulties convincing them that it is the equipment and not the installer(me). Just for reference before my current job I worked for an MSP that had a cabling division and I ran over 200,000 ft of network cable over the last 10 years and the 3 main technicians were all Bicsi certified. I would be the helper when the workload was slow on the IT side but over time I was doing the smaller jobs myself.
We brought down new connectors the next day and tried each one out. My employer brought some no name pass thru connector purchased off Amazon and I brought Simply 45 brand Cat6 connectors. We tried both connectors and not surprisingly the pass thru connector didn't do any better and my Simply 45 connectors did work at 10Gb. Now he has decided to keep buying cheap connectors and keystones from Amazon and when we need 10Gb connections only go fiber.
We brought down new connectors the next day and tried each one out. My employer brought some no name pass thru connector purchased off Amazon and I brought Simply 45 brand Cat6 connectors. We tried both connectors and not surprisingly the pass thru connector didn't do any better and my Simply 45 connectors did work at 10Gb. Now he has decided to keep buying cheap connectors and keystones from Amazon and when we need 10Gb connections only go fiber.
Does anyone have actual cable certifications to show the difference in cable quality and connector quality? I have a hard time convincing them to change without hard data. I have approached a local vendor and they don't have any data besides the datasheets from the cable manufacturer which they all look the same. I am really looking for a cable qualification test of a premade cable vs DIY and tests with different connectors.