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Category 7 cable (Cat 7), (ISO/IEC 11801
ISO/IEC 11801

International standard ISO/IEC 11801 specifies general-purpose telecommunication cabling systems that are suitable for a wide range of applications ....
:2002 category 7/class F), is a cable standard for Ethernet
Ethernet

Ethernet is a family of Data frame-based computer networking technologies for local area networks . The name comes from the physical concept of the Luminiferous aether....
 and other interconnect technologies that can be made to be backwards compatible with traditional Cat 5
Category 5 cable

Category 5 cable, is a twisted pair high signal integrity cable type often refered to as "Cat5". Many such cables are shield but some are shielded....
 and Cat 6
Category 6 cable

Category 6 cable, commonly referred to as Cat-6, is a cable standard for Gigabit Ethernet and other network protocols that is backward compatible with the Category 5 cable and Category 3 cable standards....
 Ethernet cable. Cat 7 features even more strict specifications for crosstalk
Crosstalk (electronics)

In electronics, the term crosstalk refers to any phenomenon by which a Signalling transmitted on one circuit or channel of a transmission system creates an undesired effect in another circuit or channel....
 and system noise than Cat 6. To achieve this, shielding
Shielded cable

A shielded or screened cable is an electrical cable of one or more Electrical insulation Conductor enclosed by a common conductive layer....
 has been added for individual wire
Wire

A wire is a single, usually cylinder , elongated string of metal. Wires are used to bear mechanical Structural loads and to carry electricity and telecommunications Wiktionary:signal....
 pairs and the cable as a whole.

The Cat 7 cable standard has been created to allow 10 gigabit Ethernet
10 gigabit Ethernet

The 10 Gigabit Ethernet or 10GbE or 10 GigE standard was first published in 2002 as IEEE Std 802.3ae-2002 and is the fastest of the Ethernet standards....
 over 100 m of copper
Copper

Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu and atomic number 29.It is a ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity....
 cabling (also, 10-Gbit/s Ethernet now is typically run on Cat 6a
Category 6 cable

Category 6 cable, commonly referred to as Cat-6, is a cable standard for Gigabit Ethernet and other network protocols that is backward compatible with the Category 5 cable and Category 3 cable standards....
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Category 7 cable (Cat 7), (ISO/IEC 11801
ISO/IEC 11801

International standard ISO/IEC 11801 specifies general-purpose telecommunication cabling systems that are suitable for a wide range of applications ....
:2002 category 7/class F), is a cable standard for Ethernet
Ethernet

Ethernet is a family of Data frame-based computer networking technologies for local area networks . The name comes from the physical concept of the Luminiferous aether....
 and other interconnect technologies that can be made to be backwards compatible with traditional Cat 5
Category 5 cable

Category 5 cable, is a twisted pair high signal integrity cable type often refered to as "Cat5". Many such cables are shield but some are shielded....
 and Cat 6
Category 6 cable

Category 6 cable, commonly referred to as Cat-6, is a cable standard for Gigabit Ethernet and other network protocols that is backward compatible with the Category 5 cable and Category 3 cable standards....
 Ethernet cable. Cat 7 features even more strict specifications for crosstalk
Crosstalk (electronics)

In electronics, the term crosstalk refers to any phenomenon by which a Signalling transmitted on one circuit or channel of a transmission system creates an undesired effect in another circuit or channel....
 and system noise than Cat 6. To achieve this, shielding
Shielded cable

A shielded or screened cable is an electrical cable of one or more Electrical insulation Conductor enclosed by a common conductive layer....
 has been added for individual wire
Wire

A wire is a single, usually cylinder , elongated string of metal. Wires are used to bear mechanical Structural loads and to carry electricity and telecommunications Wiktionary:signal....
 pairs and the cable as a whole.

The Cat 7 cable standard has been created to allow 10 gigabit Ethernet
10 gigabit Ethernet

The 10 Gigabit Ethernet or 10GbE or 10 GigE standard was first published in 2002 as IEEE Std 802.3ae-2002 and is the fastest of the Ethernet standards....
 over 100 m of copper
Copper

Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu and atomic number 29.It is a ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity....
 cabling (also, 10-Gbit/s Ethernet now is typically run on Cat 6a
Category 6 cable

Category 6 cable, commonly referred to as Cat-6, is a cable standard for Gigabit Ethernet and other network protocols that is backward compatible with the Category 5 cable and Category 3 cable standards....
). The cable contains four twisted copper wire pairs, just like the earlier standards. Cat 7 can be terminated either with 8P8C
8P8C

The 8 Position 8 Contact plugs and sockets are most regularly used as an ethernet connector. 8P8C connectors are typically used to Electrical_termination twisted pair cable....
 compatible GG45
GG45

The GG45 is a connector for high-speed Category 7 cable Local area network cabling developed by Nexans.The cabling system was standardized in 2001 as IEC 60603-7-7, and then selected as the worldwide Category 7 cable cabling standard within ISO11801....
 electrical connectors which incorporate the 8P8C standard or with TERA
Tera

tera- is a SI prefix in the SI system of units denoting 1012, or 1,000,000,000,000 .Confirmed in 1960, it comes from the Greek language wikt:t??a?, meaning monster....
 connectors. When combined with GG45
GG45

The GG45 is a connector for high-speed Category 7 cable Local area network cabling developed by Nexans.The cabling system was standardized in 2001 as IEC 60603-7-7, and then selected as the worldwide Category 7 cable cabling standard within ISO11801....
 or TERA
Tera

tera- is a SI prefix in the SI system of units denoting 1012, or 1,000,000,000,000 .Confirmed in 1960, it comes from the Greek language wikt:t??a?, meaning monster....
 connectors, Cat 7 cable is rated for transmission frequencies of up to 600 MHz.

Category 7a


Category 7a (or Augmented Category 7) operates at frequencies up to 1000 MHz, suitable for multiple applications in a single cable including 40 Gigabit Ethernet, 100 Gigabit Ethernet
100 Gigabit Ethernet

40 Gigabit Ethernet, or 40GbE, and 100 Gigabit Ethernet, or 100GbE, are Ethernet standards presently under early development by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers....
, and CATV (862 MHz). Simulation results have shown that 40 Gigabit Ethernet is possible at 50 meters and 100 Gigabit Ethernet is possible at 15 meters. Mohsen Kavehrad and researchers at Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania State University

The Pennsylvania State University is a Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Land-grant university, space grant college public research university located in State College, PA, Pennsylvania, United States....
 believe that either 32 nm or 22 nm circuits will allow for 100 Gigabit Ethernet at 100 meters.

See also


  • Category 5 cable
    Category 5 cable

    Category 5 cable, is a twisted pair high signal integrity cable type often refered to as "Cat5". Many such cables are shield but some are shielded....
  • Category 6 cable
    Category 6 cable

    Category 6 cable, commonly referred to as Cat-6, is a cable standard for Gigabit Ethernet and other network protocols that is backward compatible with the Category 5 cable and Category 3 cable standards....