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Is there any reason to use CAT 6A over 6 if the lengths are < 55m? (alien.top)
submitted 2 years ago by [B] to c/homenetworking@selfhosted.forum
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Under 55m, cat 6 should be equivalent to cat 6a. Is there any reason to still go with 6a? Are there differences from POE perspective?

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[–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

Only reason is if they manage to get a 25gig or something (like we got 2.5 and 5 over cat5e) that works over 6a in the future. But buying for future possibilities is foolish.

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  • [–] [B] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    You say this, like I haven't wired houses with Fiber for future LOL! Is it worth it? Not right now. But we'll see what time tells.

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    The way to future proof is a conduit, so that you can pull through whatever gets invented in 20 or years time and your cat 6 is obsolete.

    Trying to second guess that cat 6A might be able to support some 25GB future standard is a fools errand. In the OPs situation, install cat 6 in conduit and if you need to pull through something else in 20 years it'll be an easy job.

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