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Can you use cat6 cable for telephone?
Due to the evolutionof telephonesystemswe continuallyare askedforadvice ontelephonesystem
cabling.Ismy existingcablingsuitable?Will i needadditionalpoints?Cani use Cat6 cable for
telephone?
The simple answerisYES.Cat6 formoderntelephonesystemsisasuitable cable toinstall.However
itsnot justthe telephone systemsyoushouldbe consideringwhendesigninganoverall cabling
installation.Cat5e,Cat6,and Cat6a are all suitable formodernVoIPsystems.Howeveryour
requirementsoverallwill decide if youneedalowerorhigherspecification
The confusionincablingrequirementssometimescomesaboutdue tohow systemevolvedfromthe
legacyBT systemstotoday's modernequivalents
Legacy Phone Systems
Legacy phone systemssuchasthe BT phone line onthe wall didnotuse moderndatacablingforits
connections. BTstandardcable was specificallyusedtoinstall all the connections.Thiscable known
as CW1308 wouldbe installedforthe BT socketsdirectlybacktoa BT connectionpoint.Hence the
phone lineswere separateforthe restof the communicationsnetworks.
The BT pointswere notto a data transmissionstandardandthereforecouldn'tbe usedforinternet
such as PC'sor WiFi.Therefore youwouldhave twoseparate installations
Digital Systems
Telephone systemsthenprogressedthroughtoa digital versionwhichcomparedtothe legacy
systemshada bit more flexibility.Tobeginwithstandarddatacablingwasinstalledfromthe
communicationsroomtobothPC's and Telephonesusingseparate datacables.Furthermorethese
cableswere terminatedontothe same patchpanelsandontodata modulesatthe desk.These
cableswere usuallyCat5e andsometimesCat6cable.
The incomingBT lineswere theninstalledintoadigital phone system.Finallyindividual cables/lines
were takenfromthe phone systemontoadditional patchpanelswitheachportdesignatingan
extensionnumber.Theseportswouldthenbe "patched"toanoutletnumbertogeta staff member
theirdesignatedphonenumber
The shortfall inthissystemwasyouneededtoaddmore cablesand panelstoincrease the phone
numbersandalsore-patchingwasconstantlyrequiredif peoplemovedaroundthe office.
VOIP Systems
VoIPisthe standard forthe moderntelephonesystem.Forthe mostpartall officesnow eitherhave
thissystemor will eventuallymovetoit.Witha VoIPsystemindividual datacablesare installedfrom
the communicationscabinettoeachdesk.Some systemsinstall twocablesforuser.One wouldbe
for the phone andone for the PC. Incontrast some systemsuse one cable peruserandplugthe PC
intothe phone and use the same cable.
Subsequentlythe PCsandPhonesthe same dataswitcheswithinthe datacabinet.The phone
numberisallocatedtothe phone itself.Whereverthe phone goesthe numbergoes.Therefore
movingpeople andphone numbersiseasyandefficient.Furthermore addingnew numbersisvia
software andquickand almostinstant
Cablingfor telephone systems
In summaryto answercan I use Cat6 cable for telephone,the answerisyesof course.Howeveras
describedabove the modernVoIPsystemispartof an overall datanetworkwithinyouroffice.
Therefore the decisiononthe cablingyourequire will dependonafew factorssuch as those below
 Requiredspeedsof network
 Numberof outlets
 Future expansionallowances
 Restrictionsoninstallationsuchasfalse floorsandcontainment
 Budget
Data CablingOptions
For the majorityof installationCat6isrecommendedasthe minimumstandardforyouroverall data
cablinginstallation.Howeveralot of clientsstill specifyaCat5e installationtominimisecosts.Cat5e
and Cat6 are bothsuitable for1 gigabitspeedsandtherefore eitherchoice issuitableinalarge
proportion of installations
At the same time manynetworkrequirementsare movingtoaminimumof 10 gigabit.Thuscat6 has
a slightadvantage overcat5e inthat Cat6 can transmit10Gig up to 55m. In contrast Cat5e isnot
suitable for10Gig. Howeverfora standardisedcablingfor10gigabitCat6a is the standardfor
installation.
Telephone systemsonlyrequireamaximum1gigabitfor transmissionandinmanycasesonly
100mb. Therefore manyclientsbelieve thattheycaninstall Cat5e/Cat6tothe phonesandCat6a to
the PC's for 10 gigabitconnections.
While thisistechnicallytrue andwouldworkitdestroysall the advantagesof astructuredcabling
network.A structuredcablingdesignistostandardise all cablingtoitsmaximumdesignsothatfor
any change inlayout,equipmentortechnologythe cablingissuitable. Furthermore the additional
time takento install 2differenttypesof cable negatesanysavingsinmaterial costs
Telephone SystemData Cabling Advice
In summaryour standardguidance ontelephonesystemsistolookat youroverall designasa whole.
If you onlyrequire agigabitnetworkoverall,theninstall Cat6cable as standard.If budgetisan issue
thenpossiblygoforCat5e.
At the same time if 10gigabitis requiredwithinyournetworkthenouradvice isgoforCat6a
throughout.Thiswill give youfuture flexibilityanda standardof wiring.
About NM CablingSolutions - NetworkCabling Specialist
NMCablingisa technologyandstructuredcablingintegratorworkingthroughoutthe United
Kingdom.
We have createda comprehensive KnowledgeCentre forourindustrywhichcanbe viewed
at https://www.nmcabling.co.uk/knowledge-centre/

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Can you use cat6 cable for telephone

  • 1. Can you use cat6 cable for telephone? Due to the evolutionof telephonesystemswe continuallyare askedforadvice ontelephonesystem cabling.Ismy existingcablingsuitable?Will i needadditionalpoints?Cani use Cat6 cable for telephone? The simple answerisYES.Cat6 formoderntelephonesystemsisasuitable cable toinstall.However itsnot justthe telephone systemsyoushouldbe consideringwhendesigninganoverall cabling installation.Cat5e,Cat6,and Cat6a are all suitable formodernVoIPsystems.Howeveryour requirementsoverallwill decide if youneedalowerorhigherspecification The confusionincablingrequirementssometimescomesaboutdue tohow systemevolvedfromthe legacyBT systemstotoday's modernequivalents Legacy Phone Systems Legacy phone systemssuchasthe BT phone line onthe wall didnotuse moderndatacablingforits connections. BTstandardcable was specificallyusedtoinstall all the connections.Thiscable known as CW1308 wouldbe installedforthe BT socketsdirectlybacktoa BT connectionpoint.Hence the phone lineswere separateforthe restof the communicationsnetworks. The BT pointswere notto a data transmissionstandardandthereforecouldn'tbe usedforinternet such as PC'sor WiFi.Therefore youwouldhave twoseparate installations Digital Systems Telephone systemsthenprogressedthroughtoa digital versionwhichcomparedtothe legacy systemshada bit more flexibility.Tobeginwithstandarddatacablingwasinstalledfromthe communicationsroomtobothPC's and Telephonesusingseparate datacables.Furthermorethese cableswere terminatedontothe same patchpanelsandontodata modulesatthe desk.These cableswere usuallyCat5e andsometimesCat6cable. The incomingBT lineswere theninstalledintoadigital phone system.Finallyindividual cables/lines were takenfromthe phone systemontoadditional patchpanelswitheachportdesignatingan extensionnumber.Theseportswouldthenbe "patched"toanoutletnumbertogeta staff member theirdesignatedphonenumber The shortfall inthissystemwasyouneededtoaddmore cablesand panelstoincrease the phone numbersandalsore-patchingwasconstantlyrequiredif peoplemovedaroundthe office. VOIP Systems VoIPisthe standard forthe moderntelephonesystem.Forthe mostpartall officesnow eitherhave thissystemor will eventuallymovetoit.Witha VoIPsystemindividual datacablesare installedfrom the communicationscabinettoeachdesk.Some systemsinstall twocablesforuser.One wouldbe for the phone andone for the PC. Incontrast some systemsuse one cable peruserandplugthe PC intothe phone and use the same cable. Subsequentlythe PCsandPhonesthe same dataswitcheswithinthe datacabinet.The phone numberisallocatedtothe phone itself.Whereverthe phone goesthe numbergoes.Therefore
  • 2. movingpeople andphone numbersiseasyandefficient.Furthermore addingnew numbersisvia software andquickand almostinstant Cablingfor telephone systems In summaryto answercan I use Cat6 cable for telephone,the answerisyesof course.Howeveras describedabove the modernVoIPsystemispartof an overall datanetworkwithinyouroffice. Therefore the decisiononthe cablingyourequire will dependonafew factorssuch as those below  Requiredspeedsof network  Numberof outlets  Future expansionallowances  Restrictionsoninstallationsuchasfalse floorsandcontainment  Budget Data CablingOptions For the majorityof installationCat6isrecommendedasthe minimumstandardforyouroverall data cablinginstallation.Howeveralot of clientsstill specifyaCat5e installationtominimisecosts.Cat5e and Cat6 are bothsuitable for1 gigabitspeedsandtherefore eitherchoice issuitableinalarge proportion of installations At the same time manynetworkrequirementsare movingtoaminimumof 10 gigabit.Thuscat6 has a slightadvantage overcat5e inthat Cat6 can transmit10Gig up to 55m. In contrast Cat5e isnot suitable for10Gig. Howeverfora standardisedcablingfor10gigabitCat6a is the standardfor installation. Telephone systemsonlyrequireamaximum1gigabitfor transmissionandinmanycasesonly 100mb. Therefore manyclientsbelieve thattheycaninstall Cat5e/Cat6tothe phonesandCat6a to the PC's for 10 gigabitconnections. While thisistechnicallytrue andwouldworkitdestroysall the advantagesof astructuredcabling network.A structuredcablingdesignistostandardise all cablingtoitsmaximumdesignsothatfor any change inlayout,equipmentortechnologythe cablingissuitable. Furthermore the additional time takento install 2differenttypesof cable negatesanysavingsinmaterial costs Telephone SystemData Cabling Advice In summaryour standardguidance ontelephonesystemsistolookat youroverall designasa whole. If you onlyrequire agigabitnetworkoverall,theninstall Cat6cable as standard.If budgetisan issue thenpossiblygoforCat5e. At the same time if 10gigabitis requiredwithinyournetworkthenouradvice isgoforCat6a throughout.Thiswill give youfuture flexibilityanda standardof wiring. About NM CablingSolutions - NetworkCabling Specialist NMCablingisa technologyandstructuredcablingintegratorworkingthroughoutthe United Kingdom.
  • 3. We have createda comprehensive KnowledgeCentre forourindustrywhichcanbe viewed at https://www.nmcabling.co.uk/knowledge-centre/