APPLICATION
Cat5E is a cable standard for Gigabit Ethernet and other network protocol, suitable for basic voice and data installations up to 100 MHz. In addition, these cables can be offered with copper wire braid armoured & flame retardant outer sheath, providing additional mechanically protection still maintaining the flexibility of the cable.
STANDARDS
ISO/IEC 11801, EN 50173, ANSI/TIA/EIA 568
FIRE PERFORMANCE
| Circuit Integrity | IEC 60331-23; BS 6387 CWZ (Optional) |
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| Flame Retardance (Single Vertical Wire or cable test) | IEC 60332-1-2; EN 60332-1-2 |
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| Reduced Fire Propagation (Vertically-mounted bundled wires & cables test) | IEC 60332-3-24; EN 60332-3-24 |
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| Halogen Free | IEC 60754-1; EN 50267-2-1 |
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| No Corrosive Gas Emission | IEC 60754-2; EN 50267-2-2 |
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| Minimum Smoke Emission | IEC 61034-2; EN 61034-2 |
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CABLE CONSTRUCTION
| Conductor | 24AWG 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. |
| Cat5EF/UTP | These cables have collective shielding of Aluminium/polyester tape with drain wire. |
| Cat5ESF/UTP | These cables have double collective shielding of Aluminium/polyester tape & copper wire braid. |
PHYSICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES
| 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 |
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
| AWG | | 24 |
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| Nominal Conductor Diameter | mm | 0.5/0.51/0.53 |
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| Maximum DC Resistance@20°C | Ω/100m | 9.38 |
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| Maximum DCR Unbalance | % | 5 |
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| Maximum Mutual Capacitance | pf/m | 55.8 |
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| Maximum Capacitance Unbalance | pf/100m | 330 |
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| Characteristic Impedance@1-100MHz | Ω | 100±15 |
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| Maximum Propagation Delay Skew | ns/100m | 45 |
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TRANSMISSION PROPERTIES
| FREQ | Maximum Attenuation | Minimum NEXT | Minimum PSNEXT | Minimum ELFEXT | Minimum PSELFEXT | Minimum RL |
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| MHz | dB/100m | dB | dB | dB/100m | dB/100m | dB |
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| 0.772 | 1.8 | 67.0 | 64.0 | 66.0 | 63.0 | — |
| 1 | 2.0 | 65.3 | 62.3 | 63.8 | 60.8 | 20.0 |
| 4 | 4.1 | 56.3 | 53.3 | 51.7 | 48.7 | 23.0 |
| 8 | 5.8 | 51.8 | 48.8 | 45.7 | 42.7 | 24.5 |
| 10 | 6.5 | 50.3 | 47.3 | 43.8 | 40.8 | 25.0 |
| 16 | 8.2 | 47.3 | 44.3 | 39.7 | 36.7 | 25.0 |
| 20 | 9.3 | 45.8 | 42.8 | 37.7 | 34.7 | 25.0 |
| 25 | 10.4 | 44.3 | 41.3 | 35.8 | 32.8 | 24.3 |
| 31.25 | 11.7 | 42.9 | 39.9 | 33.9 | 30.9 | 23.6 |
| 62.5 | 17.0 | 38.4 | 35.4 | 27.8 | 24.8 | 21.5 |
| 100 | 22.0 | 35.3 | 32.3 | 23.8 | 20.8 | 20.1 |
CONSTRUCTION PARAMETERS
| Cable Code | Conductor Diameter | Diameter Over Insulation | Pairs | Screen | Approx. Overall Diameter |
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| | mm | mm | | | mm |
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| FRP-CAT5EU/UTP4P24FR | 0.50/0.51 | 1.66 | 4 | Nil | 8.0 |
| FRP-CAT5EF/UTP4P24FR | 0.53 | 1.75 | 4 | Overall Aluminum Tape Screen | 9.3 |
| FRP-CAT5ESF/UTP4P24FR | 0.53 | 1.75 | 4 | Overall Aluminum Tape Screen & Copper Wire Braid | 9.6 |
