CentOS - Aug 2006 - OT: Gigabit Rated Eth Cables - Cat 6 v. Gigatrue

Hi, 

In populating our racks with several gigbit switches
over the next few days, i'm wondering this:

Is it over-engineering to seek out 550mhz rated cables
over the typical Cat 6 250mhz rated cables?

I've been advised (if you can a salesperson's words
advice, heh.) that 250mhz is enough to handle traffic
up to 10GB's.

Should I just be happy with Cat6 for my GB switches or
is is worth getting more into the details and seeking
550mhz-rated cable?

Just curious what your experience is in migrating away
from the typical 10/100 cables of yore to the spiffier
world of gb rated traffic.  

-karlski

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Karl Balsmeier wrote:
> Hi, 
>
> In populating our racks with several gigbit switches
> over the next few days, i'm wondering this:
>
> Is it over-engineering to seek out 550mhz rated cables
> over the typical Cat 6 250mhz rated cables?
>
> I've been advised (if you can a salesperson's words
> advice, heh.) that 250mhz is enough to handle traffic
> up to 10GB's.
>
> Should I just be happy with Cat6 for my GB switches or
> is is worth getting more into the details and seeking
> 550mhz-rated cable?
>
> Just curious what your experience is in migrating away
> from the typical 10/100 cables of yore to the spiffier
> world of gb rated traffic.  
>
>   
For what it's worth, I've been using cat6 without incident (at least no 
incident that I'm aware of...).

Cheers,