FRP-CAT6 Series Industrial-Grade Network Cable: A High-Performance, High-Safety Cat6 Solution Designed for Harsh Environments
The FRP-CAT6 series network cable is specifically engineered for industrial automation, rail transit, energy and power, data centers, and various facilities in demanding environments. It delivers exceptional fire safety, stable transmission, and superior environmental adaptability. This series includes three configurations: U/UTP (unshielded), F/UTP (overall aluminum foil shield), and SF/UTP (overall aluminum foil + braided copper mesh double shield), comprehensively meeting diverse electromagnetic interference protection and shielding requirements.
The product strictly complies with international standards such as ISO/IEC 11801, EN 50173, and ANSI/TIA-568. It has also passed a complete fire performance certification system, including circuit integrity (IEC 60331-23), flame retardancy (IEC 60332), low smoke zero halogen (IEC 60754), low corrosive gas emission, and low smoke density (IEC 61034). These certifications ensure the cable maintains critical communications and safeguards personnel safety in the event of a fire.
The core features 23AWG solid bare copper conductors, combined with HDPE+SR insulation material and precise pair twisting technology, guaranteeing excellent electrical performance. An optional mica glass tape fire barrier layer is available. The outer jacket is made of halogen-free flame-retardant thermoplastic or thermoset LSZH material. Specialized jacket options, such as UV-resistant, oil/hydrocarbon-resistant, and rodent/termite-resistant, can be provided as needed, allowing the cable to operate in a wide temperature range from -30°C to +75°C.
This series supports a transmission bandwidth of up to 250 MHz, with electrical parameters fully surpassing Cat6 standard requirements, ensuring high-speed, zero-error data transmission for Gigabit and beyond networks. Whether for fixed installations or mobile deployments, its optimized physical structure (minimum bend radius of 8x cable diameter during installation / 4x cable diameter during operation) provides excellent mechanical durability.
STANDARDS
ISO/IEC 11801, EN 50173, ANSI/TIA/EIA 568
| Circuit Integrity | IEC 60331-23; BS 6387 CWZ (Optional) |
|---|---|
| Flame Retardance (Single Vertical Wire or cable test) | IEC 60332-1-2; EN 60332-1-2 |
| Reduced Fire Propagation (Vertically-mounted bundled wires & cables test) | IEC 60332-3-24; EN 60332-3-24 |
| Halogen Free | IEC 60754-1; EN 50267-2-1 |
| No Corrosive Gas Emission | IEC 60754-2; EN 50267-2-2 |
| Minimum Smoke Emission | IEC 61034-2; EN 61034-2 |
| Conductor | 23AWG solid bare copper. |
| Insulation | HDPE+SR. |
| Twinning | Two coloured insulated conductors twisted together to form a pair. |
| Overall Fire Barrier | Mica glass tape. |
| Outer Sheath | Halogen-free flame retardant thermoplastic LSZH compound type LTS3 as per BS 7655-6.1 (Thermosetting LSZH compound type SW2-SW4 as per BS 7655-2.6 can be offered). |
| Outer Sheath Option | UV resistance, hydrocarbon resistance, oil resistance, anti-rodent and anti-termite properties can be offered as option. |
| Cat6F/UTP | These cables have collective shielding of Aluminium/polyester tape with drain wire. |
| Cat6SF/UTP | These cables have double collective shielding of Aluminium/polyester tape & copper wire braid. |
| Temperature range | -30°C - +75°C |
| Minimum bending radius during installation (mobile state) | 8 x Overall Diameter |
| Minimum bending radius during operation (fixed state) | 4 x Overall Diameter |
| AWG | 23 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominal Conductor Diameter | mm | 0.56/0.57/0.58 |
| Maximum DC Resistance@20°C | Ω/100m | 9.38 |
| Maximum DCR Unbalance | % | 5 |
| Maximum Mutual Capacitance | pf/m | 5.6 |
| Maximum Capacitance Unbalance | pf/100m | 330 |
| Characteristic Impedance@1-100MHz | Ω | 100±15 |
| Maximum Propagation Delay Skew | ns/100m | 44 |
| FREQ | Maximum Attenuation | Minimum NEXT | Minimum PSNEXT | Minimum ELFEXT | Minimum PSELFEXT | Minimum RL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MHz | dB/100m | dB | dB | dB/100m | dB/100m | dB |
| 0.772 | 1.8 | 76.0 | 74.0 | 70.0 | 67.0 | — |
| 1 | 2.0 | 74.3 | 72.3 | 67.8 | 64.8 | 20.0 |
| 4 | 3.8 | 65.3 | 63.3 | 55.7 | 52.7 | 23.0 |
| 8 | 5.3 | 60.8 | 58.8 | 49.7 | 46.7 | 24.5 |
| 10 | 6.0 | 59.3 | 57.3 | 47.8 | 44.8 | 25.0 |
| 16 | 7.6 | 56.3 | 54.3 | 43.7 | 40.7 | 25.0 |
| 20 | 8.5 | 54.8 | 52.8 | 41.7 | 38.7 | 25.0 |
| 25 | 9.5 | 53.3 | 51.3 | 39.8 | 36.8 | 24.3 |
| 31.25 | 10.7 | 51.9 | 49.9 | 37.9 | 34.9 | 23.6 |
| 62.5 | 15.4 | 47.4 | 45.4 | 31.8 | 28.8 | 21.5 |
| 100 | 19.8 | 44.3 | 42.3 | 27.8 | 24.8 | 20.1 |
| 155 | 25.2 | 41.5 | 39.5 | 23.9 | 20.9 | 18.8 |
| 200 | 29.0 | 39.8 | 37.8 | 21.7 | 18.7 | 18.0 |
| 250 | 32.8 | 38.3 | 36.3 | 19.8 | 16.8 | 17.3 |
| Cable Code | Conductor Diameter | Diameter Over Insulation | Pairs | Screen | Approx. Overall Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mm | mm | mm | |||
| FRP-CAT6U/UTP4P23FR | 0.56/0.57 | 1.77 | 4 | Nil | 8.9 |
| FRP-CAT6F/UTP4P23FR | 0.57/0.58 | 1.77 | 4 | Overall Aluminum Tape Screen | 9.3 |
| FRP-CAT6SF/UTP4P23FR | 0.57/0.58 | 1.77 | 4 | Overall Aluminum Tape Screen& Copper Wire Braid | 9.6 |
