Your basic infrastructure should be solid core, of whichever variant you want to try. Cat6 UTP is excellent good, or if you want shielded variants Cat6a or Cat7, of which the latter two require screen connections going back to your CMET.Originally Posted by Jimbo
Commercial installations are usually UTP, because using STP the costs go up considerably, both from a materials perspective, and from an earthing requirement
Your patch leads should be short. No longer than needed.
One thing you will find using STP types of cable is that they're very good conduits for RFI if they're not earthed properly. The RFI I mention is from cheap and nasty, down and dirty SMPS units that proliferate with just about piece of electrical kit sold today.
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