Top 6 Things to Know About the New Category 8 Cabling Standard
The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) has published ANSI/TIA-568-C.2-1, which supports 25, 40 and possibly even 50GBASE-T over Category 8 copper cabling. As you consider high-bandwidth applications, here are some key things to keep in mind. 1) How far can you go? Category 8 channel reach is 30 meters, much shorter than the 100-meter channel of…