Category 5e 4-pair solid conductor cable is ETL verified, manufactured to the highest quality standards, and exceeds all performance specifications for category 5e as defined in ANSI/TIA-568-C.2, ISO/IEC 11801 2nd Edition, CENELEC EN 50173-1, and CENELEC EN 50288. Cable is available in plenum (UL CMP) and riser (UL CMR) versions and is supplied in "tangle-free" cartons of 305 m (1,000 ft). Cable is available in a variety of popular colors. Cable is RoHS compliant per European Union Directive 2002/95/EC.
- Transmission performance exceeds standard category 5e requirements
- 1,000-foot "tangle-free" cartons
- Available in four colors
ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-C.2: exceeds category 5e (1-100 MHz) component level specifications
ISO/IEC 11801, CENELEC EN 50173: exceeds category 5 (1-100 MHz) component level specifications
TYPICAL PERFORMANCE:
Impedance: 102 Ohm ± 15 % @ 772 kHz
100 Ohm ± 15 % @ 1-125 MHz
Frequency, MHz | Insertion Loss, dB/100 m (20 °C) max | NEXT Loss, dB min | PSNEXT Loss, dB min | SRL, dB min |
1 | 2.0 | 68.3 | 66.3 | 20 |
4 | 4.1 | 59.3 | 57.3 | 23 |
8 | 5.8 | 54.8 | 52.8 | 24.5 |
10 | 6.6 | 53.3 | 51.3 | 25 |
16 | 8.2 | 50.3 | 48.3 | 25 |
20 | 9.3 | 48.8 | 46.8 | 25 |
25 | 10.4 | 47.3 | 45.3 | 24.3 |
31.25 | 11.7 | 45.9 | 43.9 | 23.6 |
62.5 | 17.0 | 41.4 | 39.4 | 21.5 |
100 | 22.0 | 38.3 | 36.3 | 20.1 |
155 | 28.1 | 35.5 | 33.5 | 18.8 |
CONDUCTOR:
Material bare copper
Size 24 AWG
Construction 1/0.508 ± 0.02 mm (1/0.0200 ± 0.001 in)
INSULATION:
Material FR-HDPE
Thickness max average: 0.201 mm (0.0079 in),
min at any point: 0.141 mm (0.0056 in)
Diameter 0.91 ± 0.06 mm (0.036 ± 0.002 in)
Color coding blue/white-blue
orange/white-orange
green/white-green
brown/white-brown
Elongation min 300 %
Tensile strength min 1.682 kg/mm2 (0.0058 psi)
SHEATH:
Material CMR PVC
Thickness average: 0.50 mm (0.020 in), min at any point: 0.45 mm (0.018 in)
Diameter 5.2 ± 0.3 mm (0.21 ± 0.01 in)
Color 7 standard colors (see ORDERING INFORMATION)
Elongation min 100 %
Tensile strength min 1.407 kg/mm2 (0.005 psi)
Aging at 100°C for 168 hrs min elongation retention: 50 %, min tensile strength retention: 75 %
Tensile strength > 400 N (90 lbf)
Minimum bend radius 25 mm (1 in)
Spark test 2,000 ± 250 Vac
Dielectric strength 2,500 Vdc / 3 seconds
Insulation resistance min 150 MOhm/km (46 MOhm/kft)
Conductor resistance max 9.38 Ohm / 100 m (328 ft) @ 20 °C
Resistance unbalance max 5 %
Capacitance unbalance max 330 pF / 100 m (328 ft)
Mutual capacitance max 5,600 pF / 100 m (328 ft)
ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-C.2, ISO/IEC 11801, CENELEC EN 50173-1, CENELEC EN 50288-3-1, IEC 61156-5, IEC 60332-1-2, UL 444, UL 1666
X.21, V.11, S0, ISDN, CSMA/CD 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 100BASE-T4, 100BASE-T2, 1000BASE-T, TR 4/16/100, 100BASE-VG, ATM LAN 25/51/155, TP-PMD
5-year limited component warranty
10-year Signamax Link/Channel Warranty
15-year Signamax Extended Component Warranty
25-year Signamax Cabling System Warranty