10Gigabit Ethernet is an emerging technology offering data speeds up to 10 billion bits per second. This latest standard has been driven not only by the increase in normal data traffic but also by the proliferation of new, bandwidth-intensive applications. At the recent IEEE 10Gigabit/s Ethernet standard working group meeting it was announced that international structured cabling company KRONE had made a breakthrough. The company has demonstrated the first augmented Category 6 cable in the world with the necessary characteristics to enable 10Gigabit/s Ethernet to be implemented over unshielded twisted pair (UTP) to the full 100 meters required for structured. | KRONEfaCtS 10GigaBit Over Copper Bandwidth. Bring It On. 10Gigabit Ethernet is an emerging technology offering data speeds up to 10 billion bits per second. This latest standard has been driven not only by the increase in normal data traffic but also by the proliferation of new bandwidth-intensive applications. At the recent IEEE 10Gigabit s Ethernet standard working group meeting it was announced that international structured cabling company KRONE had made a breakthrough. The company has demonstrated the first augmented Category 6 cable in the world with the necessary characteristics to enable 10Gigabit s Ethernet to be implemented over unshielded twisted pair UTP to the full 100 meters required for structured cabling systems. The test results on KRONE s new cable were independently confirmed by one of the leading Ethernet electronics vendors involved in the development of 10Gigabit s technology and the 10GBASE-T Ethernet standard. Presenting the results KRONE s Senior Project Manager Bernie Hammond said Our presentation to the IEEE today shows that KRONE has demonstrated its ability to produce a UTP cable that exceeds the requirements outline to run 10Gigabit s Ethernet over a 100-meter unshielded twisted-pair copper channel. Most industry experts had concluded that it would be extremely difficult to overcome the technical combination of insertion loss and alien cross talk or interference from adjacent cables with UTP cable - the most prolific type of enterprise networking cable in the world. By demonstrating that 10Gigabit Ethernet can be achieved over UTP cabling our engineers have once again demonstrated KRONEs unmatched commitment to technological innovation said KRONE s President and Chief Operating Officer Ron Lowy. We are delighted to be the first in the world to reach this remarkable milestone. This new augmented Cat 6 UTP copper cable was designed and developed at KRONEs . copper cable-manufacturing facility in Sidney Nebraska. The cable demonstrated
