What speed connection can I expect if running 10gb over 100m of cat6?
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It'll probably drop down to 1Gb/s.
That said, I'm not sure how much padding is in the allowance of 55m. If the cabling is far from other electronic noise (including other cables), largely straight, and doesn't have the allowed 5m stranded at each end, you might be able to do it.
You could always put a repeater in the middle.
That said, I'm not sure how much padding is in the allowance of 55m. If the cabling is far from other electronic noise (including other cables), largely straight, and doesn't have the allowed 5m stranded at each end, you might be able to do it.
You could always put a repeater in the middle.
If the ports will not auto negotiate down to 1g you likely will get random failures if it connects at all. When you are doing thing outside the specs you can never really tell. Some cat6 and even cat5e will actually pass the higher frequencies required for 10g. It just like you can run 1g on some cat3 cable if you get lucky.
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I mean that it might be able to run at the full 10Gb/s that the equipment supports.
I haven't had much experience with running ethernet past specs, so I'm not sure how gracefully it would degrade. I'd imagine you'd start getting dropped packets.
I would hope that the manufacturers would have prioritised link quality over speed, and that it would gracefully degrade to 1Gb/s if there was too much noise to support the higher data rate (even if this noise increased after the connection had been started).
It might depend on the gear at each end of the link.
I mean that it might be able to run at the full 10Gb/s that the equipment supports.
I haven't had much experience with running ethernet past specs, so I'm not sure how gracefully it would degrade. I'd imagine you'd start getting dropped packets.
I would hope that the manufacturers would have prioritised link quality over speed, and that it would gracefully degrade to 1Gb/s if there was too much noise to support the higher data rate (even if this noise increased after the connection had been started).
It might depend on the gear at each end of the link.
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Just a question, does the customer want gigabit speeds or is this actually 10Gb/sec (1GB/sec)?
Cat6 cable over 55 meters upto 100 should have no dramas putting out 50MB/sec or more. Wouldnt expect the full 125MB/sec cat6 is rated at.
Cat6 cable over 55 meters upto 100 should have no dramas putting out 50MB/sec or more. Wouldnt expect the full 125MB/sec cat6 is rated at.
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Ethernet only runs at set speeds, it's not like DSL with training.
As such, if it can link at 1Gb/s, it will do 1Gb/s if the devices are capable of pushing that much.
Also, Cat6 isn't rated for a particular speed. It's rated for a particular standard over a particular distance. It's basically specified to run 10GbE at up to 55m, or GbE for 100m plus a 5m stranded patch cable at each end.
As such, if it can link at 1Gb/s, it will do 1Gb/s if the devices are capable of pushing that much.
Also, Cat6 isn't rated for a particular speed. It's rated for a particular standard over a particular distance. It's basically specified to run 10GbE at up to 55m, or GbE for 100m plus a 5m stranded patch cable at each end.
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