Karl Balsmeier wrote: > Hi, > > In populating our racks with several gigbit switches > over the next few days, i'm wondering this: > > Is it over-engineering to seek out 550mhz rated cables > over the typical Cat 6 250mhz rated cables? > > I've been advised (if you can a salesperson's words > advice, heh.) that 250mhz is enough to handle traffic > up to 10GB's. > > Should I just be happy with Cat6 for my GB switches or > is is worth getting more into the details and seeking > 550mhz-rated cable? > > Just curious what your experience is in migrating away > from the typical 10/100 cables of yore to the spiffier > world of gb rated traffic. > > For what it's worth, I've been using cat6 without incident (at least no incident that I'm aware of...). Cheers,