Can I use CAT 6a connectors with 7a cable (and get 6a performance)?

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Published on 2012-09-12T15:23:43Z Indexed on 2012/09/12 15:40 UTC
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I'm re-wiring a building and want to get the best cable possible laid - it required re-plastering to make a change to the cables and the cables will be there for the next 10 - 20 years.

Currently there appears to be cat 7a cable available but not too much in the way of cat 7a connectors. Also - I won't be using 40Gig hardware in the near future.

So, my question: is it possible to use cat 6a connectors / patch panels with cat 7a cable and get the same performance as I would had I used cat 6a cable? Are there any gotchas in trying to do this?

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