JRS,
Big 10-Q!
I will suggest/request SOLID CAT5 (CAT 5) then.
It will replace old (45yrs?) 4-wire solid (red-green-yellow-black)
existing POTS wire.
Best,
Duncan
On 02/10/2010 16:42, JRS wrote:
Short answer, Yes, :)
It comes both stranded and solid conductor versions... :)
CAT5 (also, CAT 5) is an Ethernet network cable standard defined by
the Electronic Industries Association and Telecommunications Industry
Association (commonly known as EIA/TIA). CAT5 is the fifth generation
of twisted pair Ethernet technology and the most popular of all
twisted pair cables in use today.
CAT5 cable contains four pairs of copper wire. It supports Fast
Ethernet speeds (up to 100 Mbps). As with all other types of twisted
pair EIA/TIA cabling, CAT5 cable runs are limited to a maximum
recommended run length of 100m (328 feet).
Although CAT5 cable usually contains four pairs of copper wire, Fast
Ethernet communications only utilize two pairs. A newer specification
for CAT5 cable - CAT5 enhanced ("CAT5e" or "CAT 5e") - supports
networking at Gigabit Ethernet[ speeds (up to 1000 Mbps) over short
distances by utilizing all four wire pairs, and it is
backward-compatible with ordinary CAT5.
Twisted pair cable like CAT5 comes in two main varieties, solid and
stranded. Solid CAT5 cable supports longer length runs and works best
in fixed wiring configurations like office buildings. Stranded CAT5
cable, on the other hand, is more pliable and better suited for
shorter-distance, movable cabling such as on-the-fly patch cabling.
-- JRS stei...@pacbell.net
Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored.
----- Original Message ----
From: DSinc<dx7...@bellsouth.net> To: Hardware
Group<hardware@hardwaregroup.com> Sent: Wed, February 10, 2010
1:11:28 PM Subject: [H] Phone-internal?
I now appears that my homes internal phone wiring has died. I have
to replace it. I remain active via a long "phone cord" thru a
window to the TSID (NID box).
What I read says I need to request Cat5/Cat6 replacement wiring.
OK! Understand.
Believe/think my current wiring is old 4-wire single copper line. I
have read up about the "cross-talk" issues in 4-wire systems.
Question: Is current Cat5/Cat6 internal wire single filament or
multiple-filament type cable? Best, Duncan
