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Cat6

Last updated May 16, 2025, generated by Sumble

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What is Cat6?

Cat6 (Category 6 cable) 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. Cat6 has stricter specifications for crosstalk and system noise. It is commonly used for Gigabit Ethernet networks, providing performance of up to 1 Gigabit per second over distances up to 100 meters. Cat6a (Augmented Category 6) further improves specifications, allowing for 10 Gigabit Ethernet over 100 meters.

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What other technologies are related to Cat6?

Cat6 Competitor Technologies

CAT5e is an older standard of Ethernet cable that competes with CAT6 for network installations, though it offers lower performance.

mentioned alongside Cat6 in 79% (1.9k) of relevant job posts

Cat5 is an older and less capable Ethernet cable standard, making it a competitor, albeit a weaker one, to CAT6.

mentioned alongside Cat6 in 53% (2k) of relevant job posts

CAT6a is a more advanced version of CAT6 and could be considered a competitor due to offering higher performance.

mentioned alongside Cat6 in 78% (794) of relevant job posts

Cat3 is an older and slower cable standard, making it a competitor, albeit a less capable one.

mentioned alongside Cat6 in 78% (341) of relevant job posts

CAT7 is a higher-performance cable standard that can compete with CAT6 in certain applications.

mentioned alongside Cat6 in 91% (94) of relevant job posts

Coaxial cable is an alternative cabling technology for network connectivity, although it is less commonly used in modern networks.

mentioned alongside Cat6 in 16% (520) of relevant job posts

fiber infrastructure

Fiber infrastructure offers very high bandwidth and can compete with CAT6 in some applications.

mentioned alongside Cat6 in 55% (153) of relevant job posts

Fiber optic technology is a high-bandwidth alternative to CAT6 for network cabling.

mentioned alongside Cat6 in 8% (667) of relevant job posts

Cat6 Complementary Technologies

local/network printers/scanners

These devices utilize network infrastructure, including CAT6 cabling, to connect to the network.

mentioned alongside Cat6 in 67% (185) of relevant job posts

Network interconnectivity

CAT6 provides network interconnectivity between devices.

mentioned alongside Cat6 in 65% (185) of relevant job posts

Cellphones connect to the network, and may utilize a wired network infrastructure based on standards such as Cat6.

mentioned alongside Cat6 in 67% (168) of relevant job posts

Which job functions mention Cat6?

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Jobs mentioning Cat6

Orgs mentioning Cat6

Information Technology

0% (794) job posts

111 organizations

IT Support

0% (237) job posts

54 organizations

Datacenter Administrator

1% (221) job posts

35 organizations

Communications

0% (199) job posts

67 organizations

Network Administrator

0% (133) job posts

64 organizations

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Which organizations are mentioning Cat6?

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Lockheed Martin

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