[ale] cat5

[Irv Mullins]

On Monday 14 January 2002 05:29 am, Joe wrote:

> It does seem a bit silly to waste half the wire in your
> cable plant. I wonder why the standard didn't just specify
> 4-wire cable? The four wires that are already used
> can apparently handle everything up to gigabit.

I think the theory is: wire is cheap, labor is expensive.
It's easier to pull a few extra wires in the same jacket - just in case - 
than to pay a crew to come in, remove the ceiling, pull new wires, 
get them inspected, etc.

That way, you're ok if a wire breaks, or if future higher-speed networks 
need a couple extra wires.

Regards,
Irv


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