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by jabl 1616 days ago
Cat7 is not a recognized standard by TIA/EIA, but there apparently is an ISO standard for it. Also, cat7 doesn't use RJ-45 connectors so it's not backwards compatible with older gear.

Cat6a is probably the sweet spot for home/office/etc structural cabling. It's not much more expensive than Cat6 (or Cat5e in case people are still putting that up), and has more than enough legroom.