The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) TR-42 Telecommunications Cabling Systems Engineering Committee has approved the ANSI/TIA-568-C.2-1 specifications for Category 8 cabling systems. The document is now awaiting publication and is likely to be available soon. The Category 8 standard document was developed by the TR-42.7 Telecommunications Copper Cabling Systems Subcommittee.
The TR-42 Committee and its subcommittees are meeting the week of June 13-17 in Portland, OR. During the TR-42 opening plenary session on June 13, the TR-42.7 Subcommittee’s report included the news that since the last TR-42 meeting (which was held in late January), the Category 8 standard “has been approved for publication, expected soon.”
Category 8 cabling infrastructure has been designed to support short-distance (between 5 and 30 meters) runs of 25- or 40-Gbit/sec transmission. In October 2015 we published this article titled “Category 8 Questions Answered,” in which we relayed information supplied by several members of TIA TR-42.7. One question we asked was, “What communication or collaboration is taking place between the TIA and the IEEE—particularly the 802.3bq Task Force—to ensure the TIA’s Category 8 specifications are in concert with the IEEE’s 40GBase-T and 25GBase-T specifications?” To that question, CommScope’s Masood Shariff responded, “The IEEE 802.3bq Task Force is collaborating with TIA TR-42.7 and ISO/IEC/JTC 1/SC 25/WG3 to ensure consistency and compatibility of the cabling specifications within the ‘link segment’ specifications in IEEE 802.3bq applications. Liaison letters to clarify requirements or provide additional information are generated at most meetings and latest drafts of the TIA and ISO Category 8 specifications are sent to the IEEE 802.3bq committee, where they are posted in a ‘private,’ password-protected area for members to review and comment. The relationship between the IEEE 802.3bq and its companion cabling standards organizations has been very positive and constructive, with several common members attending the meetings.”
As the IEEE continues to work toward its 25GBase-T and 40GBase-T specifications, the TIA’s Category 8 cabling specs to support those applications are now final. But this significant milestone is not by any means the proverbial end of the line for Category 8 cabling. The next wave of development will be products coming onto the market. We will continue our efforts to stay in close touch with the industry’s suppliers and bring you news of Category 8 component and system introduction
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Tech Supply carries CAT 7 Patch Cords for indoor applications and LSZH CAT Cable and Patch Cors as well as outdoor rated CAT 7Cable and CAT7 Patch Cords and our CAT 7 patch cords from 1-300 feet- and longer - all are CUSTOM MADE IN THE USA.. All our CAT 7 patch cords and cables are made in New York and California with same day shipping or 1- 5 day lead times depending on quantity. All out CAT 7 Patch Cords are custom made by handd, tested and certified before shipping.
American Tech Supply stocks CAT 7 cable Category 7 connectivity solutions including CAT 7 Inserts,CAT 7Jacks, CAT 7 Modular Connectors, CAT 7 Keystone Jacks, CAT 7 cable, CAT 7 Patch Panels, from Siemon with 1-2 day ship time. Siemon 6 patch cords provide a powerful 250MHz of bandwidth. Our panels minimize near-end crosstalk and are backward compatible with slower protocols. Exceeding ISO/IEC category 7/class FA specifications, Siemon's fully shielded TERA end-to-end cabling solution is the highest-performing twisted-pair copper cabling system available.
We also stock CAT 7 Patch Cords and CAT 7 Patch Cords
along with our molded- booted standard CAT 6 Patch Cords and CAT6 Patch Cords. Category 7/Class F (ISO/IEC 11801) cable specifications require transmission frequencies of up to 600 MHz over 100 meters of fully shielded copper cabling. CAT7 cable consists of four individually shielded pairs inside an overall braided shield, also known as Shielded Twisted Pair Cable (SSTP), or S/FTP (Shielded Foil Twisted Pair). CAT7 features even more stringent specifications for crosstalk and system noise than CAT6, and is designed specifically for Gigabit Ethernet applications (Gigabit over copper).Cat 7 network cabling is used as a cabling infrastructure for 1000BASE-T (Gigabit Ethernet, or GbE) and 10GBASE-T (10-Gigabit Ethernet, or 10 GbE) networks. The Cat 7 standard provides performance of up to 600 MHz (1000 MHz for the Cat-7a, or Augmented Category 7 standard) and can be used up to a maximum length of 100 meters. Category 7 cable is able to achieve higher performance than preceding Ethernet standards such as Cat 5, Cat 5e and Cat 6 by requiring each of its twisted wire pairs to be fully shielded. This is known as Screen Shielded Twisted Pair (SSTP) or Screened Foiled Twisted Pair (SFTP) wiring, and it almost completely eliminates alien crosstalk while significantly improving noise resistance.
The CAT 7 standard was published in 2002 by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and is also known as Class F cabling.The EIA and TIA along with BICSI are moving forward to advancing the next levels of standard to Category 8 which was published this past November in Cabling Magazine. While more expensive than Cat 5e and Cat 6 cabling, Cat-7 cabling does have a 15-year lifecycle (compared to estimated 10-year lifecycles for Cat 5e and Cat 6), which helps improve its overall return on investment (ROI).
Pair TERA-to-TERA supports category 7A/class FA performance to 10Gb/s and beyond
Standard compliant interface — recognized within ISO/IEC 11801 Ed. 2.0
2-pair TERA-to-screened category 5e MC modular plug for 10/100 Ethernet, VoIP and video over IP
4-pair TERA-to-screened augmented category 6A MC modular plug for 1G/10G Ethernet performance
1-pair TERA-to-TERA for analog voice and video patching. Video balun cord also available
Boots match cable color. Custom modular cable assemblies are available.Category 7 cable (Cat 7), (ISO/IEC 11801:2002 category 7/class F), is a cable standard for Ethernet and other interconnect technologies that can be made to be backwards compatible with traditional Cat 5 and Cat 6 Ethernet cable. Cat 7 features even more strict specifications for crosstalk and system noise than Cat 6. To achieve this, shielding has been added for individual wire pairs and the cable as a whole.
Use 2nd (XX) to specify boot color: 01 = black, 02 = white, 03 = red, 05 = yellow, 06 = blue, 07 = green
Note: Field termination of TERA-to-modular plug patch cords is not recommended and is not compliant with Siemon warranty.
T7P4-B(XX)-1
Category 7A/class FA 4-pair TERA plug with colored boot, compatible with 0.64 - 055mm (22 - 23 AWG) solid S/FTP cable
Use 2nd (XX) to specify boot color: 01 = black, 02 = white, 03 = red, 05 = yellow, 06 = blue, 07 = green
Note: Field termination of TERA-to-modular plug patch cords is not recommended and is not compliant with Siemon warranty.
The Cat 7 cable standard has been created to allow 10 Gigabit Ethernet over 100 m of copper cabling (also, 10-Gbit/s Ethernet now is typically run on Cat 6a). The cable contains four twisted copper wire pairs, just like the earlier standards. Cat 7 can be terminated either with 8P8C compatible GG45 electrical connectors which incorporate the 8P8C standard or with TERA connectors. When combined with GG45 or TERA connectors, Cat 7 cable is rated for transmission frequencies of up to 600 MHz.
Same as Cat6 patch cords, except that are made to a higher standard (see comparison chart below). The Cat7 standard is still in the works (as of this writing) and is not yet part of the 568A standard. One major difference with cat7 Patch Cords and patch cords (as compared with cat 5, cat5e, and cat6 Patch Cords) is that all 4 pairs are individually shielded, and an overall shield enwraps all four pairs. Cat7 patch cords will use an entirely new connector (other than the familiar RJ-45 used for cat 5, cat 5e and cat 6 patch cords).
CAT5, CAt5e, CAt6 and CAt7 Patch Cable Performance Specification Chart
Parameter
Cat5 Patch Cords
and Class D with additional
requirements TSB95
and FDAM 2
Cat5e Patch Cords ('568-A-5)
Cat6 Patch Cords
Class E (Performance at
250 MHz shown
in parentheses)
Proposed
Cat7 Patch Cords
Class F (Performance at
600 MHz shown
in parentheses)
Specified frequency range
1-100 MHz
1-100 MHz
1-250 MHz
1-600 MHz
Attenuation
24 dB
24 dB
21.7 dB
(36 dB)
20.8 dB
(54.1 dB)
NEXT
27.1 dB
30.1 dB
39.9 dB
(33.1 dB)
62.1 dB
(51 dB)
Power-sum NEXT
N/A*
27.1 dB
37.1 dB
(30.2 dB)
59.1 dB
(48 dB)
ACR
3.1 dB
6.1 dB
18.2 dB
(-2.9 dB)
41.3 dB
(-3.1 dB)**
Power-sum ACR
N/A
3.1 dB
15.4 dB
(-5.8 dB)
38.3 dB
(-6.1 dB)**
ELFEXT
17 dB
(new requirement)
17.4 dB
23.2 dB
(15.3 dB)
ffs***
Power-sum ELFEXT
14.4 dB
(new requirement)
14.4 dB
20.2 dB
(12.3 dB)
ffs***
Return loss
8 dB*
(new requirement)
10 dB
12 dB
(8 dB)
14.1 dB
(8.7 dB)
Propagation delay
548 nsec
548 nsec
548 nsec
(546 nsec)
504 nsec
(501 nsec)
Delay skew
50 nsec
50 nsec
50 nsec
20 nsec
Note: Requirements for Category 7 are currently under development.
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Cat 6 is completely backward-compatible with current Cat5e equipment. Our Cat 6 Cables are composed of 4 pairs 24 AWG stranded conductors with PVC jackets. Conductors are wired to gold plated RJ45 plugs in accordance with the TIA/EIA 568B standard (Telephone Industry Association/Electronics Industry Association.) They consist of a foil shield with drain wire to protect signals from external noise. Available in nine colors. Boots match cable color. Custom modular cable assemblies are available.
Cat6 cable specifications require stagger terminated wiring, as shown above. Cat 6 Shielded Cable is used in network applications such as 10Base-T, 100Base-T, 1000Base-T Ethernet technology to 100 meters (328 feet), and have been designed specifically for Gigabit Ethernet applications (Gigabit over copper). They perform at high-data transfer rates, and work with ATM and gigabit speed products. These cables deliver improved performance over standard Cat5e cables.
Yellow-- --White---- -Red---------Blue-------Black----- Green
Ordering Information Below- Available in these colors:
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CAT 6Patch Cords use compliant stranded wire as specified by the latest published
TIA guidelines to ensure adequate 'flex life and long term channel integrity.
All of our CAT 6 Patch Cords have quality construction to maintain the quality
of signal transmission at the cross-connect, which is critical to the performance
of the entire cabling systemUse our Patch Cords for all types of networking, voice
and even video applications (using baluns). They are approved for use with10Base-T,
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Best of all, the results are supported through our Gigabit Patch Cable LifeTime Warranty, which provides you with the industry's most advanced coverage. Our Gigabit CAT 6A Patch Cords are backward compatible with components and systems of lower performing categories.
Features:
• Our Cat 6 Patch Cords exceptional bandwidth capabilities may allow Gigabit Ethernet operation without complex DSP (Digital Signal Processing) electronics required for Category 5e
• Increased usable bandwidth
• Optimized ACR
• Optimally tuned performance
• Components meet all current
• Category 6 draft requirements
Benefits:
• Improved network performance and reliability
• Lower ownership costs
• Supports applications beyond Gigabit Ethernet (future-proof)
• Provides additional margin for external noise cancellation
• Error-free data transmission
• Exclusive warranty coverage
We also custom manufacture the following custom Patch Cords:
4 Pair UTP Stranded Cables-Gigabit Ethernet cableGigabit Patch Cords110 Block 110 Type Patch Cords50/125 Fiber Optic Cables 62.5/125 Fiber Optic Cables BNC to BNCCategory 3 Patch CordsCategory 4Category 5, Category 5E, Cat 5, cat 5e Category 5E Crossover Category 5E Shielded Category 5E Value-Packs Category 6, Cat 6 Category 6 CrossoverCategory 6e, Cat 6e Patch CordsCategory 7, Cat 7Two-Pair Telco Patch CordsTelco CablesTelco 50, Telco64E1/T1 Patch CordsE3/T3 Patch Cords
Telphone Token Ring Transceiver RJ45 to RJ45 - wired to your specifications 110 Style Patch Cords, custom manufactured
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