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17/04/2007

CAT5e/Class D, CAT6, CAT6a, Class F, Class FA… confused?

In a new article entitled ‘De-Mystifying Cabling Specifications From 5e to 7A’ Siemon’s Valerie Rybinski explains and clarifies the sometimes bewildering series of standards and amendments which play such a fundamental role in planning, installing and maintaining network cabling projects.

While the technical requirements of TIA and ISO specifications are very similar for various grades of cabling, the terminology for the level of performance within each committee’s Standards can cause confusion.

Read this useful article in full here

Valerie Rybinski holds the position of Global Sales Engineer at The Siemon Company and actively participates in working groups responsible for the development and publication of telecommunications standards such TIA/EIA-568-B, TIA/EIA-568-B.2-1 (category 6), and pending TIA/EIA-568-B.2-10 (category 6A).

Valerie is the chair of the TIA TR-42.7 copper cabling sub-committee, TIA TR-42 appointed liaison to IEEE 802.3, and document editor for the ‘568-B.2-10 category 6A cabling Standard and the next edition ‘568-C.2 Standard.

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