Decrypt FTP CAT6 Cables Manufacturers' Cat6 Shield Plenum:
Let's first decipher the term: Cat6 Shielded Plenum:
The plenum in the phrase means that the Cat6 cable is suitable for installation in the plenum space. Plenum spaces are individual spaces in a building designed to facilitate air circulation for heating, ventilation and air conditioning. There is a greater risk of fire and spread in these places. So when it comes to ethernet cables, you can only install CMP grade cat6 cables here. Now let's move to the shielding section.

A shielded cable is a cable in which all four twisted pairs are wrapped with a shielding material or shield. This shielding or shielding material is usually a foil wrap or copper braided jacket. The purpose of this shielding is to provide additional protection against crosstalk and electromagnetic interference. These cables are marked STP (Shielded Twisted Pair). If the cable is SFTP marked, it means another layer has been added - in the form of foil tape, then wrapped in an overall flexible strong braided screen - to provide first-class protection against all types of crosstalk. Maximum shielding comes from Cat6 Shielded Plenum rated SF/FTP. It comes with foil shielding and braided shielding for maximum protection against crosstalk, alien crosstalk, RFI/EMI.

Learn about unshielded Cat6 cables:
The name itself is self-explanatory. "Unshielded" means that this type of Category 6 cable does not carry an additional layer or layers of protection. These cables are marked with UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair). UTP cables, like STP cables, have 8 copper conductors bundled together in 4 twisted pairs for added signal strength. Twisting conductors and then pairing them together not only reduces crosstalk and EMI (two factors that can significantly degrade network performance), but also maintains signal strength over longer distances.

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