With the rise of high-bandwidth applications and network systems entering new areas, such as factory environments, the demand for shielded Cat 6 cables has also increased. In these new installation areas, there is a lot of EMI (electromagnetic interference) in the environment where the network cable runs. Although Cat 6 cables have improved cable twisting to handle Gigabit Ethernet and reject noise, this in itself is not enough for an environment that has high EMI. Using shielded Cat 6 cables will help these high electromagnetic interference installations. Ecocables has stepped up to this demand and created a line of high performance Cat 6 patch cables that feature a 100% foil shield and the option of either a PVC jacket or Low Smoke Zero Halogen (LSZH) jacket.
These high performance cables ensure the data within the cable will be protected from EMI, resulting in higher speeds and better data transmission.
Grounding Necessities for Shielded Cat 6 cables
Shielding helps protect data from any form of electromagnetic interference from external sources. This may change or weaken the signal transmitted through the copper in the cable. The shields of the two connectors in the shielded Cat 6 cable are connected together by a leaky wire. However, they will become grounded only when the socket where they are placed has its shield tied to the ground. For this reason, if you are building a network with Category 6 shielded cables, you should use Cat 6 shielded couplers and jacks.