Shielded Cat6 vs Cat6A

[tommusrol]

I’m looking to install some shielded cabling and had a couple of questions (Doing 5 or 6 runs probably no longer than 35m)

I was going to use shielded Cat6 as that would suffice, but then thought if I’m going through the hassle of using shielded Cat6, shall I just use Cat6A anyway to help future proof things? How much easier is shielded cat 6 to terminate and deal with in general compared to Cat6A?

Also is Cat6A U/FTP still shielded?

Anyhelp would be much appreciate. Thanks

 

[follower]

I’m looking to install some shielded cabling and had a couple of questions (Doing 5 or 6 runs probably no longer than 35m)

I was going to use shielded Cat6 as that would suffice, but then thought if I’m going through the hassle of using shielded Cat6, shall I just use Cat6A anyway to help future proof things? How much easier is shielded cat 6 to terminate and deal with in general compared to Cat6A?

Also is Cat6A U/FTP still shielded?

Anyhelp would be much appreciate. Thanks

Type: If it's under 35m Cat.6 is enough unless there is noise with many cables or something.
Cat.6 is a lot easier than Cat.6a
Cat.6a U/FTP: only pair shielded

 

[degrub]

make sure you use high quality terminations. Incorrect termination of the shield can make any noise issues worse.