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What Is NBASE-T? More Bandwidth Without Replacing Your Cabling

June 24, 2026 by j2sw

NBASE-T bridges the gap between 1 Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet by supporting 2.5 Gbps and 5 Gbps over existing copper cabling. Learn how it works, where it makes sense, and what network engineers should look for when deploying and troubleshooting multi-gigabit links.

Categories Network Operations Tags 2.5G Ethernet, cat5e, cat6, ethernet, NBASE-T, structured cabling, WIfi-7

Save patch panel deployment time with this

March 15, 2026August 9, 2025 by j2sw

If you are deploying Ethernet patch panels save yourself all that punch down time with this keystone cat6 patch panel. No more punching down I. Tight patch panel spaces. Save yourself time and effort https://amzn.to/4mAthPq

Categories Network Engineering Resources Tags cabling, cat6, ethernet, patch panel

MonoPrice CMR cable fails UL tests

March 9, 2020 by j2sw

After testing samples of Monoprice’s CMR (riser) cable, UL stated that the cable may pose a fire hazard

Categories Network Engineering Resources Tags cabling, cat5, cat6, ethernet, ul

The physics of twisted pair cabling

March 15, 2026November 18, 2019 by j2sw

The folks over at Fluke networks have a great post on why cabling, such as cat-5, is twisted.

Categories Network Operations Tags cabling, cat5, cat6, ethernet, twisted-pair

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