
PERFORMANCE GUIDE FOR HDMI OVER CATEGORY CABLE TRANSMISSION
PERFORMANCE RATING
TYPE OF CATEGORY CABLE
WIRING
SHIELDING
CAT5E
CAT6
SOLID
UNSHIELDED (UTP)
✶✶✶✶
✶✶✶✶
SHIELDED (STP)
✶✶✶✶
✶✶✶✶✶
STRANDED
UNSHIELDED (UTP)
✶✶
✶✶
SHIELDED (STP)
✶
✶✶
TERMINATION
PLEASE USE EIA/TIA-568-B TERMINATION (T568B) AT ANY TIME
All HDMI over CATx transmission distances are measured using Belden CAT6A (625MHz),
4-Pair, UTP-Unshielded, Riser-CMR, Premise Horizontal Cable, 23 AWG Solid Bare Copper
Conductors, Polyolefin Insulation, Patented Double-H spline, Ripcord, PVC Jacket using
ends.
UTP connectors. A solid UTP CAT6A cable shows longer transmission length than solid UTP