Shielded Category 5e Wire Cable Features
- 1,000 ft (305 meters) Reels
- Available in a 2, 3 and 4-pair Constructions
| Dielectric Materials |
Riser |
Plenum |
| Primary Insulation |
Polyolefin |
FEP |
| Overall Jacket |
Flame-Retardant Thermoplastic |
Low-Smoke, Flame-Retardant Thermoplastic |
Category 5e Plenum Wire Cable Description
(c(UL)us Listed Type CMP, CSA Type FT6)
| Part No. |
Pairs |
Cable OD
in (mm) |
Weight
lbs/1000ft (kg/305m) |
| 38653-4 |
2 |
.229 (5.82) |
20.4 (9.3) |
| 38653-6 |
3 |
.238 (6.05) |
25.2 (11.4) |
| 38653-8 |
4 |
.255 (6.48) |
30.6 (13.9) |
Category 5e Riser Wire Cable Description
(c(UL)us Listed Type CMR, CSA Type FT4)
| Part No. |
Pairs |
Cable OD
in (mm) |
Weight
lbs/1000ft (kg/305m) |
| 39092-4 |
2 |
.229 (5.82) |
17.0 (7.7) |
| 39092-6 |
3 |
.238 (6.05) |
21.0 (9.6) |
| 39092-8 |
4 |
.255 (6.48) |
25.0 (11.4) |
Shielded Category 5e Wire Cable Applications
- Voice
- T1 Fractional
- IBM Type 3 – 1 Mbps
- 4/16 Mbps Token Ring
- 10BASE-T Ethernet
- 100BASE-T4 Fast Ethernet
- 25.6 Mbps ATM
- 100 VG – Any LAN
- All other applications developed for operation over Category 3 or class C cabling
- 100 Mbps TP-PMD
- 155 Mbps ATM
- 270 Mbps Digital Video
- Broadband Video
- 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet
- 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet
Shielded Category 5e Wire Cable Transmissions Specifications
Frequency (MHz) |
Ins. Loss (dB/100 m) |
NEXT
loss (dB) |
PSNEXT
loss (dB) |
ACR
(dB) |
PSACR
(dB) |
ELFEXT
(dB) |
PSELFEXT
(dB) |
Return Loss
(dB) |
| 1 |
2.0 |
65.3 |
62.3 |
63.3 |
60.3 |
63.8 |
60.8 |
20.0 |
| 4 |
4.1 |
56.3 |
53.3 |
52.2 |
49.2 |
51.8 |
48.8 |
23.0 |
| 8 |
5.8 |
51.8 |
48.8 |
46.0 |
43.0 |
45.7 |
42.7 |
24.5 |
| 10 |
6.5 |
50.3 |
47.3 |
43.8 |
40.8 |
43.8 |
40.8 |
25.0 |
| 16 |
8.2 |
47.2 |
44.2 |
39.0 |
36.0 |
39.7 |
36.7 |
25.0 |
| 31.25 |
11.7 |
42.9 |
39.9 |
31.2 |
28.2 |
33.9 |
30.9 |
23.6 |
| 62.5 |
17.0 |
38.4 |
35.4 |
21.4 |
18.4 |
27.9 |
24.9 |
21.5 |
| 100 |
22.0 |
35.3 |
32.3 |
13.3 |
10.3 |
23.8 |
20.8 |
20.1 |
| 155* |
28.1 |
32.4 |
29.4 |
4.3 |
1.3 |
20.0 |
17.0 |
18.8 |
| 200* |
32.4 |
30.8 |
27.8 |
- |
- |
17.8 |
14.8 |
18.0 |
| 250* |
36.9 |
29.3 |
26.3 |
- |
- |
15.8 |
12.8 |
17.3 |
| 400* |
48.5 |
26.3 |
23.3 |
- |
- |
11.8 |
8.8 |
15.9 |
*Frequencies beyond the TIA and ISO requirements are for information only.
Bulk Shielded Category 6 Wire Cable Electrical Characteristics
Input Impedance: 100 ± 15Ω (0.772 to 100 MHz)
Maximum Resistance Unbalance: 5%
Maximum Capacitance Unbalance: 330 pF/100 meters
Maximum Delay Skew: 45 ns/100 meters
Nominal Velocity of Propagation (NVP): riser: 68%; plenum: 70%