COMMERCIAL STANDARDS
North American: TIA-568.2-D Category 6
International: ISO/IEC 11801
Fire Propagation Tests
Riser: UL 1666, CMR, IEC 332-1, C(UL)
Plenum: NFPA 262, CMP
MECHANICAL
Riser
Conductor: Bare Copper Wire 23 AWG
Cable Diameter in. (mm): 0.236 (6)
Nominal Cable Weight lb./kft. (kg/km): 24 (36)
Sheath: CAA-0181R: PVC CMR
Max Installation Tension lb. (N): 25 (110)
Min. bend radius in. (mm): 0.9 (24.0)
Plenum
Conductor: Bare Copper Wire 23 AWG
Insulation: Each conductor is insulated
with solid high density polyethylene or FEP (only CMP cable). The diameter over the insulation is a maximum of 1.22mm.
Conductor size: 23 AWG
Cable Diameter in. (mm): 0.228 (5.8)
Sheath: CAA-0181P: PVC CMP. CAA-0181R: PVC CMR
Nominal Cable Weight lb./kft. (kg/km): 26lbs/kft (39kg/km)
Max Installation Tension lb. (N): 25 (110)
Min. bend radius in. (mm): 0.9 (24.0)
Pulling tension: 110 N (25 lbf)
Color Code
Pair 1: White/Blue
Pair 2: White/Orange
Pair 3: White/Green
Pair 4: White/Brown
ELECTRICAL
Mutual Capacitance: 5.6nF/100m nom
DC resistance unbalance: Max 5% at 20°C
DC Resistance max: 9.38Ω/100m Max.
Skew: 45ns/100m Max. Pair to Ground
Pair-to-Ground Unbalance: 330 pF/100m Max.
Nominal Velocity of Propagation (NVP): Riser: 67%, Plenum: 69%
Temperature Rating
Installation: 0 °C to + 60 °C
Operation: -20 °C to +60 °C
PoE
Our PowerCat 6 system is suitable for PoE applications as defined below:
– IEEE 802.3bt from Type 1 to Type 4, and CISCO UPoE+