Is there an IEEE recognized method for splicing Category 5e or 6 cabling, and maintaining the expected data rates?
Such as the junction box shown in the link below.
https://www.lowvoltagecables.com/keystone-jack-inserts/junction-box.html
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Sign up to join this communityIs there an IEEE recognized method for splicing Category 5e or 6 cabling, and maintaining the expected data rates?
Such as the junction box shown in the link below.
https://www.lowvoltagecables.com/keystone-jack-inserts/junction-box.html
Copper cable splices are not allowed. Cabling standards are set by ANSI/TIA/EIA 568 Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard. For instance, this is for copper cabling:
Only one transition point or consolidation point between the horizontal cross connect and the telecommunications outlet shall be allowed, and bridged taps and splices are not allowed in the copper horizontal.
You are allowed to splice fiber cabling, but you must consider the effect on your link attenuation and loss budget.
Also, simply using parts that are rated at a category doesn't necessarily mean that you end up with a rated link. Installation is the biggest failure in cabling. You must use a proper tester (quite expensive, but can normally be rented, if you know what you are doing) to run the link through the test suite for the particular category. Any failures must be fixed. Even experienced installers can have trouble getting Category 6 or 6a to pass the test suite. You can permanently ruin a cable by exceeding the minimum bend radius or maximum pulling tension when installing, and I have seen simple things like having the Blue wire on top of the Blue/White at the termination prevent the link from passing the test suite.