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Cat 6

Last updated May 16, 2025, generated by Sumble

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What is Cat 6?

Category 6 cable (Cat 6) is a standardized twisted pair cable for Ethernet and other network physical layers that is backward compatible with the Category 5/5e and Category 3 cable standards. Cat 6 cable must meet more stringent specifications for crosstalk and system noise than Cat 5 and Cat 5e. It's commonly used for Gigabit Ethernet networks in homes, offices, and data centers to provide faster and more reliable connections.

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What other technologies are related to Cat 6?

Cat 6 Competitor Technologies

A slightly older, lower performance cabling standard. While not the same, serves a similar purpose.

mentioned alongside Cat 6 in 54% (602) of relevant job posts

An older, lower performance cabling standard that Cat 6 replaced. Serves a similar purpose.

mentioned alongside Cat 6 in 41% (684) of relevant job posts

A newer, higher performance cabling standard in the same category. Higher spec version of Cat 6.

mentioned alongside Cat 6 in 67% (253) of relevant job posts

fiber optic transmission

An alternative data transmission method, often used for long distances where Cat 6 is not suitable.

mentioned alongside Cat 6 in 39% (300) of relevant job posts

An alternative transmission medium, used in some networking applications. Offers different cost/performance trade-offs.

mentioned alongside Cat 6 in 27% (329) of relevant job posts

Short for optical fiber, an alternative data transmission method often used for long distances where Cat 6 is not suitable.

mentioned alongside Cat 6 in 5% (469) of relevant job posts

Cat 6 Complementary Technologies

Optical Fiber Scope

Used for inspecting fiber optic cables which might be connected to Cat 6 networks.

mentioned alongside Cat 6 in 92% (274) of relevant job posts

Fiber Light Identifier

Used for identifying fibers, which may be connected to Cat 6 networks.

mentioned alongside Cat 6 in 89% (272) of relevant job posts

Optical Power Meter

Used for testing and verifying fiber optic cable performance, which might be connected to Cat 6 networks.

mentioned alongside Cat 6 in 48% (278) of relevant job posts

Which job functions mention Cat 6?

Job function

Jobs mentioning Cat 6

Orgs mentioning Cat 6

Engineer

0% (622) job posts

41 organizations

Communications

0% (153) job posts

36 organizations

Electrician

0% (109) job posts

18 organizations

Datacenter Administrator

0% (23) job posts

11 organizations

Data Center Engineer

0% (14) job posts

3 organizations

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Which organizations are mentioning Cat 6?

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ALLO Communications

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Amazon Web Services

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