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Question by Pedro
Submitted on 2/3/2004
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Why is there different lengths of cable specified for various Ethernet cable types?


Answer by Chris Stave
Submitted on 3/23/2005
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Different types of ethernet cables have different technical specifications.  Typically you can go farther with cables with less signal loss, interference, and so forth, these characteristics are specified in the cabling standard.  Therefore, while it is possible to do 10 gigabit ethernet over copper with Cat6 cable, many companies make higher quality cables that allow a 10 gigabit signal to be acceptable farther away.  

 

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