ADC Augmented Category 6 Solutions manual Original, Pioneering Augmented Category

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Pioneering Augmented Category 6

The IEEE knew that achieving 10 Gbps transmission at 100 meters required at least 18 Gbps from an Ethernet cabling solution. This Shannon’s Capacity measurement accounts for inherent noise from active hardware. However, by late 2003, the IEEE seriously considered abandoning copper for 10 Gbps Ethernet at 100 meters because no manufacturer could meet the requirements—relegating 10 Gbps to fiber or only 55 meter UTP.

Two months later, at the November 2003 meeting of the IEEE subcomittee, ADC demonstrated the world’s first design for an unshielded twisted pair cable that was fully backwards compatible with Cat- egory 6 and able to support 18 Gbps of Shannon’s capacity. As a result of this breakthrough innovation by ADC, the IEEE 10Gbps working group voted unanimously (86-0) to move forward with developing an Augmented Category 6 standard for 10Gbps transmission over UTP, now known as IEEE 802.3an.

In April 2004, ADC introduced CopperTen™—the world’s first Augmented Category 6 solution including cable, connectors, patch panels and patch cords. Today, independent lab tests confirm performance in live installations. By the end of 2005, over 20 million installed feet of CopperTen Augmented Category 6 cable confirms ADC’s leadership position with 10Gbps UTP solutions.

Following ADC’s lead, the industry is moving to adopt standards for 10G over UTP and installations are advancing globally. As early as 2007, industry analysts foresee installation of Augmented Category 6 surpassing that of Category 5e systems.

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