Cat6 Pure Copper cable remains one of the most in-demand cables both for residential and commercial purposes. It is the successor to Cat5e ethernet cables and is superseded by Cat6a ethernet cables. It comes in both pure copper and copper-clad aluminum; for utmost satisfaction and supreme results, Cat6 Bare Copper cable remains the preferred choice.
In this article, we are going to discuss the Cat6 Solid Copper 1000ft and will understand its functioning by discussing its characteristics. So, stay with us!
Just like its predecessors, Cat6 Plenum Bare Copper uses RJ45 connectors. You can identify this cable through “Cat6” text imprinted along the insulation sheath. Its enhanced version supports a data transfer speed of 10Gbps up to a length of 100 meters.
Now that you have a basic understanding, let’s discuss its main characteristics.
Pure Copper Conductors
A Cat6 Plenum Bare Copper comprises 8 pure copper conductors. These conductors are bundled together in 4 twisted pairs to protect the signal strength and to provide better protection against crosstalk and electromagnetic interference. When compared to copper-clad aluminum conductors, bare copper conductors provide much better insulation and can support higher data transfer rates at longer distances.
CMP-rated Jackets
The name itself is self-explanatory. The plenum variant of Cat6 Solid Copper 1000ft comes with CMP-rated jackets. It means these cables are ideal for installation in fire-sensitive plenum spaces of the building. When exposed to fire, the jacket material neither produces smoke nor emits hazardous gases or elements. As a matter of fact, its jacket material acts as a fire-retardant and halts fire progression. The jacket is made up of supreme quality polyvinyl chloride.
Wire Gauge
The Cat6 Solid Copper 1000ft runs 23AWG. The higher the AWG, the less is the resistance and greater is the signal strength.
Frequency & Data Transfer Rates
Cat6 Plenum Bare Copper can facilitate a bandwidth of 550MHz and can support a data transfer rate of up to 10Gbps. The data transfer speed depends solely on the length. At a distance of up to 50 meters, these cables can support a data transfer rate of 10Gbps whereas, at a distance of up to 100 meters, these cables support a data transfer speed of 1Gbps.
Industry Standards
The Cat6 Bare Copper cable meets all standards including CSA, CE, FCC, ISO/IES, and is RoHS compliant. Also, a top-notch Cat6 cable should pass a test through Fluke DXT-1800 Versiv Cable Analyzer. Since Cat6 Bare Copper is a bulk cable, it comes in an easy pull box. The cable can be installed in temperatures ranging from 0 degrees Celsius to 60 degrees Celsius. Likewise, thanks to its fine quality jacket material, it can bear temperatures as low as -25 degrees Celsius and as high as 125 degrees Celsius.
Exceptional Protection Against Crosstalk
Crosstalk and electromagnetic interference can reduce signal quality significantly that ultimately results in poor performance. Crosstalk occurs when a signal of an ethernet cable bleeds and confuses it with a signal of another wire. This puts off the conductivity and transmission quality of your cable. To address this issue, Cat6 Plenum Copper provides exceptional protection against crosstalk and unwanted interferences like AXT (alien crosstalk), equal-level far cross-talk, and near-end crosstalk. It means that Cat6 plenum-rated cable significantly reduces the loss of data packets.
Fire-retardant
As these cables are intended for installation in plenum spaces of the building, their thick jacket coatings are fire retardant. It means that in the hapless situation of fire eruption, these cables halt fire progression and emit no hazardous gases or smoke. It is because of these highest standards, plenum cables can be used as an alternative to riser spaces.
