Mechanical Characteristics
Materials
0.52 mm (24 AWG), bare copper wire insulated with polyethylene (non-plenum) or FEP (plenum). Two insulated conductors twisted together to form a pair and four such pairs laid up to form the basic unit jacketed with flame-retardant PVC.
Pulling Tension: 110N (25 lbf)
Temperature Rating
Installation: 0˚C to +50˚C
Operation: -20˚C to +60˚C
Color Code
Pair 1: White/Blue Blue
Pair 2: White/Orange Orange
Pair 3: White/Green Green
Pair 4: White/Brown Brown
Standard Lengths: 1,000 feet (305 meters).
Commercial Standards
North American: TIA-568-C.2 Category 5e
International: ISO/IEC 11801 Category 5e
European: EN 50173
Flame Rating
Non-plenum: UL 1666, CMR, CMG, IEC 332-1, C(UL)
Plenum: NFPA 262, CMP
Applications
PowerCat 5e U/UTP Cable is intended for high speed data applications up to 350 MHz including:
IEEE 802.3 1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T 155 Mb/s ATM
ANSI X3.263 100 Mb/s
4/16 Mb/s Token Ring
Mechanical Characteristics
Conductor diameter- in. (mm): .020 (0.52)
Cable diameter- in. (mm): .165(4.2)
Nominal cable weight- lb./kft. (kg/km): 21 (31)
Max installation tension-lb. (N): 25 (110)
Min. bend radius-in. (mm): 1.0 (25.4)
Pulling Tension: 110N (25 lbf)
Electrical/Optical Characteristics
Mutual Capacitance: 4.4nF/100 m nom.
DC resistance: 9.38Ohms/100 m max.
Skew: 25ns/100m max.
Nominal Velocity of Propagation (NVP): See cable jacket for NVP setting
Input Impedance (Ohms): 100Ω±14% 0.772-100Mhz
100Ω±[14+15log(F/100)] 100-350 Mhz
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