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Question by Peter Smith posted 01 Apr 2004 |
| Cat6 patch cords on cat5e installation, performance? |
| Hi, I've heard that using cat6 patch cords in a Cat5e structure environment can cause performance issues, is this correct? Thanks. |
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Answer by Dmitri Abaimov posted 01 Apr 2004 |
Dear Peter,
There is a slight chance that you may experience a return loss problem due to copper gauge change (24 AWG for CAT5E vs. 22AWG or 23AWG for CAT6), but I have never heard of anyone reporting this problem in real life.
It is obviously not going to work in reverse: CAT5E patch cord WILL degrade CAT6 performance of a cabling channel.
Sincerely,
Dmitri Abaimov, RCDD
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