Re: Concerns over Cat6 install

glen herrmannsfeldt skrev:
CablingGuy wrote:
(I wrote)

The OP ask for Cat 6 which doesn't sound like 'no specification'
to me. It doesn't seem that he got Cat 6, either.

I am not trying to say that installers should not do quality work, in general customers are lucky as quality installers does a much better job than what they was asked to do.

If you read the European standard, the first thing you will see is that there are no specification for a Cat6 channel, Cat6 is only about components.

OK, Cat 6 components installed according to the appropriate instructions. I go agree that it is possible to install everything
properly and have it not work to the full spec. It should, though,
pass continuity tests.

Yes

Since gigabit only requires Cat 5e,

Yes.

and will
likely work at Cat 5 except in the most extreme case,

Disagree.
It might work with Cat5 components if the channel meet Cat5E channel requirements.

even a poor
Cat 6 installation should be able to do gigabit.

Agree.

So if the customer asked for Cat6 and got Cat6 components installed as we have seen, the installer has done what the customer asked for.
This is already beyond the standard that doesn't require the use of standardized components.

Among other Cat 6 requirements is one on the amount of untwist in
the pairs. If that is done there is a very good chance it will
work as designed.

This is only in the TIA standard, not in the International or European.
Her you have to install according to suppliers instruction.

Even so, it will likely work at 10baseT and
there is a reasonable chance at 100baseTX even if the untwist is
excessive. Without continuity it likely won't work with anything.

I agree.

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