Mechanical Characteristics
Materials
(23 AWG), bare copper wire insulated with polyethylene (non-plenum) or insulated with FEP (plenum). Two insulated conductors twisted together to form a pair and four such pairs laid up to form the basic unit which is jacketed with flame-retardant PVC.
Non Plenum
Conductor Size in.(mm): .022 (0.56)
Cable Diameter in. (mm) .19 (4.8)
Nominal Cable Weight lb./kft. (kg/km): 24 (35.4)
Max Installation Tension lb. (N): 25 (110)
Min. bend radius in. (mm): 1.0 (25.4)
Plenum
Conductor Size in.(mm): .022 (0.56)
Cable Diameter in. (mm): .20 (5.1)
Nominal Cable Weight lb./kft. (kg/km): 23 (34.0)
Max Installation Tension lb. (N): 25 (110)
Min. bend radius in. (mm): 1.0 (25.4)
Pulling Tension: 110N (25 lbf)
Temperature Rating
Installation: 0°C to + 50°C
Operation: -10°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 6
International: ISO/IEC 11801 Ed.2:2002
European: EN 50173-1:2002
RoHS Compliant
Fire Propagation Tests
Non-plenum: UL 1666, CMR, CMG, IEC 332-1, C(UL)
Plenum: NFPA 262, CMP
Applications
PowerCat 6 Cable is intended for high speed data applications including:
IEEE 802.3 1000BASE-T, 10BASE-T,
1000BASE-TX (ANSI/TIA/EIA-854-2001), 155 Mb/s ATM, ANSI X3.263 100 Mb/s, 4/16 Mb/s Token Ring
Electrical Characteristics
Mutual Capacitance: 5.6 nF/100m nom maximum
DC resistance maximum: 9.38 Ω/100m maximum
Skew: 45 ns/100 m maximum
Pair to ground Unbalance: 330pF/100m max
Nominal Velocity of Propagation (NVP): See cable jacket for NVP setting
Input Impedance (Ohms): 100Ω± 13% 0.772-100 MHz
100Ω± [13+15log (F/100)] 100-500 MHz
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