Cabling New Commercial Buildings - TIA Standard 568-B.2-10

The cabling infrastructure for a building is designedtwisted pair Category 6A cabling. The standard
to last at least 10 years. The 10GBASE-Taddresses the newer cable designs that are about
Ethernet standard is estimated to be deployed in0.30 inches in diameter compared with 0.25 inches
large scale by 2013. The network cabling installedfor high-end Category 6 and 0.2 inches for
today by cabling companies in new commercialCategory 5e.
buildings will need to support at a minimum twoAccording to TIA The cable itself is designed with
generations of Ethernet.larger conductors, tighter twists and more
In April of 2008 The Telecommunications Industryairspace in the core. This provides improved
Association (TIA) development and intelligence fornetwork performance for the next generation
the information and communications technology10GBASE-T Ethernet standard via lower losses at
(ICT) industries, announced that it has publishedhigh frequencies and better alien crosstalk isolation
TIA Standard 568-B.2-10: "Transmissionbetween cables.
Performance Specifications for 4-Pair 100 OhmTo remain competitive cabling contractors will
Augmented Category 6 Cabling", a revision ofneed to implement the Cat 6A or 10Gbps
commercial building standards which includeEthernet. The cabling contractors must upgrade
Category 6A Cabling.their certification in order to have the capability to
The TIA/EIA-568-B standards were firsttest per the standard.
published in 2001. They supersede the TIATIA-568-B.2-10 was formulated under the
EIA-568-A standards set, which are now obsolete.cognizance of the TIA TR42.7:
TIA/EIA-568-B.2-10 is a significant step forward inTelecommunications Copper Cabling Systems
copper cabling. The standard documents how toEngineering Committee's TR-42.7.
run 10 Gbps Ethernet on up to 100 meters of