LAN and Telecom Cabling Question about Cat 7 cable

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> Yes, while there is no North American standard (TIA) for Cat7, there is

> ISO Class F, which from a performance standpoint would be Cat7, when TIA
> gets to it. Manufactures that have Class F compliant product in Europe so
> some marketing here using Cat7/Class F.

> If you really want to future proof, use 50/125 multimode fiber.

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> "reellifetv@hotmail.com" wrote:
>

>> I'm about to wire up my house, and have decided to run Ethernet cable
>> pretty much everywhere, using it for both data and audio.
>>
>> Was originally going to use cat 5, but have instead settled on Cat 7
>> (which in the UK only appears to be available from Canford). It will
>> cost quite a lot more, but it's not often I have all my floorboards
>> up, and I'd like to future-proof as much as I can!
>>
>> My plan was to run the cat 7 to deep single- and double-gang metal
>> boxes, to which I'd attach Canford connector plates with holes that
>> will take either XLR, BNC, phono or BNC sockets. This way I have
>> flexibility over what to feed to different locations.
>>
>> One concern is that Cat 7 uses solid core rather than stranded
>> conductors - will this create problems in connecting to the various
>> sockets? I've seen reference to needing to connect using a punchdown
>> block, and I'm not sure how this would work in the setup I'm
>> envisaging.
>>
>> This is a bit of a leap into the dark for me, representing quite a big
>> investment plus a real headache if I put it all in, replaster my walls
>> and lay the floors, only to find it doesn't work, so I'd be very
>> keen for any thoughts.

>
> cat 7, as a industry-wide standard, does not exist. You have one
> particular manufacturer's attempt to jump the gun and grab some
> marketshare. Go with a cat5 or 5e cable, which will be far less
> expensive and likely perfectly fine for your needs. As for solid
> wire, that's what you put into the walls. Stranded wire is for
> patch cords and other wiring that moves about a lot.
> If you really want to future proof, just install conduit from a
> central patch point to each location you may want something in
> the future. Easy enough to pull in whatever cable you need when
> you need it. No locking yourself into whatever today's standard
> is. Do be careful about fire stopping and smoke plugs to follow
> local building code for these conduits.
>
> --Dale
>
>

> This is a bit of a leap into the dark for me, representing quite a big
> investment plus a real headache if I put it all in, replaster my walls
> and lay the floors, only to find it doesn't work, so I'd be very
> keen for any thoughts.

> Many thanks,

> Chris