> From: Russell McMahon

> Questions:    How reliably are Cat5e network cables when used
>                     to carry two 100 Mbps signals simultaneously using
>                    the two "spare" pairs?

http://www.videkonline.co.uk/SubSections.asp?sectionID=22#
I imagine this means they work acceptably well - but how high a BER is too
high?

>                  What are the affects of running other low speed or
>                  analogue circuits on the unused pairs?

No idea.  My father was interested in running CH thermostat signals on the
other pairs, but hasn't done any checks yet to see if it compromises data
integrity.

Peter
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