Digital Phone Over Ethernet Cable Cat 5

[telklass]

Hello, I know Ethernet provides 100 meters for data transmission,if so what's the maximum length of cable i should consider for digital phone?

Thanks !

 

[amriddle01]

It's actually 90m for fixed data cabling, the other 10m is for patch leads at each end.

For handsets:

 

[derfloh]

Look here:

http://marketingtools.avaya.com/kno...tallation/cables.htm?zoom_highlightsub=length

 

[pmcook]

CAT5 or CAT6 buys nothing at all for digital phones. Nothing over CAT3 which is the standard.

 

[Westi]

if you never want to have anything else than digital phones (which I would not plan for at this moment) then you can go cheaper with the cables if you run them new.
I would however not run any new cables if you have already cat3 cables in place because like previously mentioned it will not give you any advantages at all and just cost you money you can spend otherwise.

Joe W.

FHandw, ACSS (SME)


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