CAT5e patch leads in a CAT6 infrastrucutre environment
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CAT5e patch leads in a CAT6 infrastrucutre environment
CAT5e, CAT6, Patch cables
Can CAT5e patch leads be used in a buiding that has been cabled with CAT6. ?

Can the CAT5e leads be used at the patch panel end and the wall plate end connecting to PCs?
ASKED: Jul 10 2009  8:48 AM GMT
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Yes. Cat5e and Cat6 are relatively similar, save for Cat6 has double the bandwidth at 250MHz.

More than likely, you don't need over 1000MBps, which Cat5e can handle.


Hope this helps!

-Schmidtw
Last Answered: Jul 10 2009  4:07 PM GMT by Schmidtw   10505 pts.
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