Install Cat6A (Class EA) for every new copper run from the patch panel to an outlet.
- Why
- Cat6A carries 10 Gb/s over the full 100 m channel and runs cooler with high-power PoE, so the cable outlives two or three generations of the devices on it.
- How to check
- The cable jacket print and the certification report both say Category 6A for every link.
Source ANSI/TIA-568.2-D, TIA TSB-162-B