Cat6 Patch Cables
The category 6 cable is a standard of Ethernet cable that is used for transmission of gigabits of information. Some of the advantages of Cat 6 cable are its backward compatibility and its specifications for crosstalk and system noise. This cable provides a better performance than the regular cat 5 cable. The performance in this case is up to 250 MHz. This increase in bandwidth has many advantages like better insertion loss, near end crosstalk and return loss. As an effect of these implications, the cable usually has a higher signal to noise ratio, thus providing higher reliability and high transfer rate of data.
It consists of four twisted copper wire pairs, similar to the category 5 cables. The cat-6 cables are usually of a maximum length of about 90 meters. However, there is no short length limit.
Cat 6 patch cables on the other hand are used to connect electronic devices to panels (or sockets). Most industry produced Cat 6 patch cables have certain specifications which seek to achieve interoperable performance. Sometimes though, manufacturers design the cables with even greater performance specifications than those established by the minimum category 6 requirements.
Apart from this, it is also possible to manually make the cat 6 patch cables. One way to do this has become quite easier after the production of the Category 6modular plug, called the Sentinel modular plug. The process of making your own Cat 6 patch cable is quite simple. Initially, about 1.5" of the cable's jacket is skinned off. Then each pair is partially twisted, and the conductor is straightened and organized. The end of the conductor is then cut in an appropriate angle to make the installation of the load bar simpler. The conductor is then slid into the load bar in the correct order, according to the color specifications. Once the load bar is pushed as far as possible, the rest of the extending wire is cut off evenly. The load bar is now pulled back to the cut end of the wires. Now, the wire and load bar together is slid into the connector body, so that the wires fit into their appropriate slots in the connector body. Once, all wires have slid in perfectly, the connector is firmly pushed in. It is essential to certify that the wires touch the end of the connector. It is also good if the jacket of the cable protrudes about midway into the connector.
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