Why CAT 6A?
Since the introduction of the CAT 3 standard more than
two decades ago, copper structured cabling systems
have advanced to keep up with the continuously growing
need for bandwidth. CAT 6A, the latest standard, is
now a common specification for data center and other
enterprise applications. Migration to CAT 6A is being
driven by several factors:

• Standard is designed to support 10GBASE-T
• Applications for permanent links from 10 feet to 90 meters
• Long-term planning for workstation applications
• Convergence of IP networks
• Aggregation of 1G links
• Higher watt PoE and PoE+ applications
• Opportunity to maximize infrastructure lifespan