How does Patch Cable quality effect bandwidth performance?
[A]Bandwidth refers to the information carrying capacity of a system or device. Bandwidth is typically rated in Bits Per Second. A popular way to describe Bandwidth would be to compare it to a highway, with cars representing the data flowing through it. If the highway has more lanes, it has a greater capacity to deliver more information than a small road with fewer lanes. More cars (data) can pass through the wider highway and arrive quicker. Patch Cables can be made from a variety of materials, but even more important is the quality of the cable used in the product. Many companies are producing CAT 5E Patch Cables that perform at lower specifications than a CAT 5 Patch Cable. Still others are producing CAT 6 Patch Cables that perform worse than a CAT 5E Patch Cable. So it stands to reason that quality is everything. IT professionals will spend thousands of dollars making sure that their servers are built-to-order, and that the software is configured to their exacting specifications. T
