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Q46: What is component compliance for Cat 6 product?
A46:Component compliance means that each Category 6 product,including
patch panels,patch cords,cable and modular jacks can perform satisfactorily
as individual components as outlined in the Category 6 standards. Component
compliance means that each product can pass the Cat 6 standard individually
with enough headroom of its own.In fact,component compliance is the only
way to ensure that a Category 6 network will actually deliver Category
6 performance.Component compliance is different from link and channel
compliance.For a link¡¡testing, performance is measured from
the modular jack at the work a rea,through the horizontal cable to the
first patch panel or connecting block of the cross-connect. Link testing
does not test the station cord,the equipment cord,or even the additional
patch cords, patch panels or connecting blocks in the cross-connect. Channel
testing goes one step further by including station cords and equipment
cords. Link and channel tests only measure how cabling and connectivity
products work together,not the performance of individual components.Link
and channel compliance cannot reflect fully the performance of a Category
6 system.Link or Channel testing does not gurantee that an under-performing
connectivity product may take advantage of available headroom of the cable
product in the channel.Channel tests do not show, for example,how the
generous headroom typically available in horizontal cable makes up for
the poor performance of a plug.Without component compliance,there is no
way that Category 6 products can meet an important part of the Cat 6 standard
- backwards compatibility.
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