The networking market has
witnessed a leap because of
the growing need for the
convergence of voice, video and
data in organisations. Last year we
saw the trend of feature-rich
networking equipment. As the
trend continues to rule the market
in 2007, it brings with it the need
for integrated networking
equipment both in enterprises and
server message block (SMBs) in
India. The cabling industry is
seeing robust growth and the
wired connectivity continues to
grow. The year ahead will also see
greater acceptance and demand
from the small office home, offices
and home segment, as the
technology becomes more
affordable. Demand for bandwidth
has grown dramatically, resulting in
an increased need for higherspeed
active components. Industry
projections over the next three
years show an increase in the
market share for both the Gigabit
Ethernet and 10 Gigabit
Ethernet hardware.
According to Frost & Sullivan,
increase in bandwidth leading to
wide communication channels and
falling tariffs has resulted in
increased demand for wired
networks in the telecom and IT
sectors.Mobility being the most
important driver for the WLAN
equipment market, the flexibility to
access and communicate through
the network has resulted in greater
adoption of WLAN.
Cat 6 cabling is the latest
addition to the structured cabling
standards and has twice the
bandwidth of category 5e cabling.
This improved bandwidth, together
with vastly improved immunity
from external noise, provides the
potential for Cat 6 to support
multi-gigabit applications. It would
be unfair to think that all action in
the structured cabling market is
limited to 10G over copper. Today
cables in the Cat5, Cat5e, Cat6, Cat6
(10G ready) and Cat7 categories
are largely sold and cat5e and cat 6
dominates the large part of the
networking market.
CAT 6 connectors
Although
Cat 6 and Cat 5e
connectors may look alike, Cat 6
connectors have much better
transmission performance. A Cat 6
connector is 12 times less noisy
compared to a Category 5e
connector. This vast improvement
in performance of cat 6 connectors
has been achieved with new
technologies, new processes, better
materials and significant R&D
resources. The CAT 6 connectors
are engineered to provide superior
performance and reliability,
supporting Gigabit Ethernet
applications and beyond. The
advanced printed circuit board
design is tuned to provide
optimum signal quality with
maximum headroom, allowing it to
exceed TIA/EIA category six
performance standards. It offers
superior signal quality and noise
reduction due to its enhanced
near-end and far-end crosstalk
cancellation and minimum return
losses. Flat back IDC construction
offers faster installation through its
straight through in-line
termination design and one-piece
snap-on termination cap.
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