Despite the fact that the use of wireless connections is increasingly relevant both at home and business, the truth is that in professional environments cable connections are still very relevant, literally it could be said that in many cases the connection Gigabit Ethernet it is an integral part of the network infrastructure.
Due precisely to this and the current evolutionary needs, the IEEE has just approved a new standard for this type of connection. The name of it, officially, is that of IEEE 802.3bz-2016, 2,5G / 5GBASE-T although it is better known as 2.5 and 5 Gigabit Ethernet and, as the title says, among the most interesting novelties, it should be noted that it can get to multiply up to five the speed of our connection without having to modify our wiring at all.
The new standard for Gigabit Ethernet increases your connection speed by five times.
That we do not have to modify the wiring does not mean that the final speed does not depend on it. That is, according to the standard that has just been published, if we have an installation equipped with wiring Category 5a we will achieve 2,5 Gbps while if at the time we bet on the installation of cabling Cat 6 the speed will be 5 Gbps.
Without a doubt, this new standard for Gigabit Ethernet connections represents a relevant improvement for all users, whether they are professionals or not. As a final detail, tell you that although we will not have to change the wiring, the truth is that if we should have communications equipment capable of working with this new standard. It is expected that the first business teams will not take too long to arrive while for the home teams we will still have to wait a little longer.
Further information: Ars Technica