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Keline^® was the first to launch a full range of Cat.6_A ISO/IEC 11801 certified interoperable components

This year, independent laboratories 3P and Delta, carried out a regular inspection of manufacturer's production, quality control and compliance with international standards of Keline^® products Cable Cat.6 250MHz, Cat.6_A 500MHz, Cat.6_A 550MHz, Cat.7 900MHz, Cat.7_A 1200MHz and Keline^® components Cat.6_A Keystone Jack, Cat.6A patch panels and Cat.6_A patch cable. Based on the positive results of the audit, validation of certificates has been extended. This applies to the entire portfolio of tested products.

Product quality under the supervision of independent international laboratories

Recent high-speed protocols for optical cabling have triggered the development of new types of optical fibers and their new categorization. The initial categorization of fibers was based on glass core/cladding diameters of 50/125 μm, 62,5/125 μm or 9/12 μm.

International standards have defined five cabling categories: Cat.5E, Cat.6, Cat.6_A Cat.7, Cat.7_A. However, there are only two performance levels represented by two transmission speeds - 1 Gigabit/s and 10 Gigabit/s. Cat.5E is efficient for networks with transmission speed of 1 Gigabit/s whereas Cat.6_A is optimal for networks with transmission speed of 10 Gigabit/s.

Properties of Cat.6_A components can be verified only in specialized laboratories. Therefore untested components without a credible certificate cannot guarantee transmission speed 10 Gb/s or 10 GBASE-T.