The certificate of conformance for Category 6 component compliance, issued to 3M by DELTA Laboratories, covers the Volition RJ45 K6 jacks. It verifies compliance to ISO/IEC 11801:2., EN50173-1:2. and ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2-1. Although many manufacturers have certificates of conformance at channel or permanent link level, there is no guarantee of component compliance. The use of non-compliant component offers no such guarantee. New K6 jacks offer significantly better headroom and outperform the Category 6 standards.
Bear in mind that the intent of the de-embedded test is to ensure the backward compatibility and inter-operability of Category 6 components. However, the test requires tedious measurements and expensive equipment which makes the test impossible outside a proper Lab.
Therefore, on a daily basis, the electrical performance of 3M permanent links is what helps Volition installers qualify their job. In terms of electrical performance.
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