News Release from: Siemon UK
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 14 July 2003
Cat 6 patch cords tested for compliance
Much like the weakest link in a chain, a patch cord with poor transmission characteristics can significantly degrade the performance of any cabling system.
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Much like the weakest link in a chain, a patch cord with poor transmission characteristics can significantly degrade the performance of any cabling system, even when used with the best performing outlets and cable. Recent studies have shown that up to 83% of Category 6 patch cords fail to meet the requirements of TIA/EIA-568-B. Siemon is confident that its patch cords meet or exceeded the standard 100% of the time as its investment in modular patch cord quality assurance is unparalleled in the industry.
John Siemon, Vice President of Global Operations said: "We tested our Category 6 MC6 patch cords against six different competitive brands.
All cords, including our own, were randomly purchased through distribution.
A total of twenty 0.9m and twenty 4.6m patch cords of each brand were evaluated for NEXT performance on all six combinations in both directions, providing a total of 12 measurements per cord.
Only Siemon and one other manufacturer passed all 40 cords.
A significant number of cords from five other manufacturers failed".
The only real way to guarantee modular cord performance is to test every cord across all pairs combinations, in both directions, after assembly.
100% factory transmission testing is critical to ensure the quality of the assembly process.
Without 100% transmission testing during production, poor performing cords are not detected and end up in customer installations.
"To ensure our modular patch cords deliver guaranteed channel performance, Siemon transmission tests 100% of its MC6 modular patch cords on a laboratory-grade network analyser.
No cord leaves our factory without passing our stringent testing ".
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