All cat6a shielded cables have a special grounding wire drain wire.
Krone cat 6a shielded cable.
These cables contain a special ground wire drain wire.
The cost differences between cat6 and cat6a cables are relatively small around 20 35.
They prevent the cable signals from interfering with cables in the surrounding area.
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The shielded must be grounded to work.
Cat6 and cat6a cables are more expensive than cat5e cables with the cost depending primarily on length.
Cat6a shielded cables are ideal for high speed 10g networks.
Cat6a shielded twisted pair stp has shielded cables to prevent electromagnetic interference emi or radio frequency interference rfi that affects the cable performance.
Properly installed cat6a shielded cables automatically curb emi and crosstalk helping to ensure data integrity and high speed performance.
For example a 25 ft unshielded cat6 cable goes for 8 on amazon while a 25 ft shielded cat6a goes for 11.