- conforms Cat.6a to EIA/TIA 568-B2.2-10 and ISO/IEC 11801 ed 2- application 10 Gbit/s conform IEEE 802.3an- 25 year guarantee for use in category 6a channels interoperable with any cabling system- quality control - 100% testing of electrical and optical properties - test results saved onto a in database - each patch cord identified by a unique serial number- plastic cross web unshielded (UTP) and individually foil shielded pairs (FTP)- PVC sheath for UTP cables and Low Smoke Zero Halogen (LSOH) sheath for FTP cables