Future development and application prospects of 10g utp cabling

With the continuous development of information technology and bandwidth applications, the transmission technology of 10g utp cabling is also rapidly changing. Now, the IEEE 802.3an 10GBASE-T standard has pushed the 10 Gbit/s UTP cabling age of 10 Gbit/s copper cables to the public. We believe that in the near future, 10g utp cabling will become the first choice for enterprises.

UTP copper cable has been widely used as a cost-effective transmission medium since Bell Labs developed the first twisted pair cable technology. With the continuous development of bandwidth applications, the UTP-based transmission technology is also rapidly changing. Looking back at the past 10 years, we will find that Category 5 cabling was the mainstream in the market in 1996. In the next five years, cat5e cabling pushed network performance to a higher peak, it has also led to the end of the five-category cabling era. In recent years, cat6 cabling has enabled the network to achieve robust and reliable gigabit-to-gigabit transmission performance, thus becoming the dominant node in the market. People are amazed that the era of high-bandwidth applications is approaching, and they are looking forward to the emergence of a 10g utp cabling solution with excellent cost performance ratio that is faster and easier to upgrade. The call from the market continues to promote technological development. Now, the IEEE 802.3an 10GBASE-T standard has pushed the 10 Gbit/s UTP cabling age of 10 Gbit/s copper cables to the public.

The issued 10GBASE-T standard includes transmission requirements and other indicators, which may cause some troubles in cable selection. Because the transmission requirements in the 10GBASE-T standard exceed the requirements of Cat6/ClassE, The 10GBASE-T can only support a very limited distance on the Cat6/ClassE cable. The Cabling Standards Organization is developing more detailed rules for copper to support 10 Gbit/s Ethernet, including reducing crosstalk between adjacent channels and improving high-frequency performance. On the cat6 line, the maximum distance of 10G Ethernet is 37 meters. Of course, we also need to use a method to eliminate interference. To break through the distance restrictions, the organization hopes to establish a new wiring standard Cat6A/ClassEA to ensure that the transmission distance can reach 100 meters.

Industry analysts predict that 10 Gb/s networks will be the focus of network equipment suppliers in the next 5-10 years. Previously, due to lack of standard support, the development of the 10g market was restrained. Now, with the publication of the IEEE 802.3an 10GBASE-T standard, enterprises are confident to transition from the Cat6A/ClassEA cabling era to the Cat6A/ClassEA cabling era.

The SYSTIMAX GigaSPEED X10D solution has been used by many early users since its launch in 2004. The promulgation of IEEE standards should prove their insights that GigaSPEED X10D solutions fully meet and exceed the channel indicators specified by the standards, and will also benefit from them.

"I never doubt the wide implementation of 10 Gbit/s to desktop applications, as bandwidth demand continues to grow," says Luc Adriaenssens, senior vice president of Solutions Technology Research Center, the price of network devices is declining. This day may not be tomorrow, but it must be within the lifetime of your network infrastructure. End users need to pay attention to different wiring standards and distinguish them according to different application levels. The supplier will claim to "meet the standards", but the user must make an investigation-which is the standard. Our suggestion is very simple. Refer to the ISO/IEC Class EA standard, which is stricter than other standards. Meeting this standard means that all standards are fully met ."

The GigaSPEED X10D cabling system is designed for 10GBASE-T applications, but it is also forward compatible. For the GigaSPEED X10D solution, Alien Crosstalk, a performance indicator that is critical to 10 Gb transmission, refers to the guaranteed value of the Full-channel (not just cable) full-band (1-500 MHz, and pass the "6 pack 1" test that represents the "strictest" installation configuration conditions. Using its unique design tool, the systaspeed X10D solution can minimize the external Crosstalk of the adjacent channel without affecting the internal transmission performance of the channel. Outstanding Alien Crosstalk performance, insertion loss performance, and channel assurance value up to MHz are key factors that distinguish GigaSPEED X10D solutions from other copper solutions.

10 Gbit/s connections have already been applied in industries with special bandwidth needs. However, the price of 10 Gbit/s has become a major obstacle to the popularization of 10 Gbit/s. The market requires a lower price, a wider Cat6A/ClassEA-based copper cable system, and more 10GBASE-T-based network devices to support the growth of 10g connections and increase bandwidth.

As we all know, 10 Gbit/s UTP cabling can usually provide 10GBASE-T channels with more cost-effective than optical fiber cables. Electronic devices used for 10GBASE-T are more complex than electronic devices used for 1000BASE-T, but they are much lower cost than electronic devices connected with 10 Gbit/s optical fiber.

This cost saving is especially attractive for data centers that connect to a large number of servers and converters. SANs storage area networks connected with copper cables also have advantages in cost. The total cost of the backbone network application system can be greatly reduced when the new 10g utp cabling replaces the optical fiber for applications with 10 Gbit/s connections up to 100 meters or less.

The industry generally acknowledges that the performance of servers today will soon be applied to desktop applications. Therefore, even though 10GBASE-T initially targets data centers and backbone networks, advanced customers realize that the advantage of using 10 Gb/s UTP cabling will extend to the desktop.

We believe that upgrading to a 10 Gbit/s connection will ensure the user's efficiency and will not be affected while waiting for file transfers with complex files, high-resolution images, and video demo files. In addition, faster connections will greatly improve the quality of real-time voice and video in IP phones, online conferences, and distance learning.

High-speed desktop connection helps develop new technologies, such as grid computing. This is an emerging key technology that connects a large number of standard PCs to use their idle processing capabilities for advanced computer computing. However, realizing the potential of PC mesh in simulation, complex modeling, and analysis requires extremely high-speed Interconnection between PCs.

With the promulgation of the IEEE 802.3an 10GBASE-T standard, 10 Gbit/s UTP Cabling Technology is being considered and enabled by more and more enterprises. Not to mention the more mature technology in Europe, that is, many customers in China have begun to build or are considering building a 10g utp network. Recently, the XX Municipal Labor Bureau signed an agreement to use the 10g utp cabling system for more than 2000 information points in its new office building. We believe that 10g utp cabling should be the preferred day for enterprises.

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