Shielded Category 6 Wire Cable Features
- 1,000 ft (305 meters) Reels
- Available in a 4-pair Constructions
| Dielectric Materials |
Riser |
Plenum |
| Primary Insulation |
Polyolefin |
FEP |
| Overall Jacket |
Flame-Retardant Thermoplastic |
Low-Smoke, Flame-Retardant Thermoplastic |
| Star Filler |
Flame-Retardant Thermoplastic |
Plenum-Rated Polymer |
Category 6 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) |
| 30154-8 |
4 |
.290 (7.37) |
40.0 (18.2) |
Category 6 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) |
| 30129-8 |
4 |
.285 (7.24) |
36.0 (16.2) |
Shielded Category 6 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
- All other applications developed for operation over Category 5e or class D cabling
- 1000 Mbps ATM (CBIG)
- TIA/EIA-854 Gigabit Ethernet over Category 6 cabling
- 10GBASE-T
- All other applications developed for operation over Category 6 or class E cabling
Shielded Category 6 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 |
74.3 |
72.3 |
72.3 |
70.3 |
67.8 |
64.8 |
20.0 |
| 4 |
3.8 |
65.3 |
63.3 |
61.5 |
59.5 |
55.8 |
52.8 |
23.0 |
| 8 |
5.3 |
60.8 |
58.8 |
55.5 |
53.5 |
49.7 |
46.7 |
24.5 |
| 10 |
6.0 |
59.3 |
57.3 |
53.3 |
51.3 |
47.8 |
44.8 |
25.0 |
| 16 |
7.6 |
56.2 |
54.2 |
48.6 |
46.6 |
43.7 |
40.7 |
25.0 |
| 31.25 |
10.7 |
51.9 |
49.9 |
41.2 |
39.2 |
37.9 |
34.9 |
23.6 |
| 62.5 |
15.4 |
47.4 |
45.4 |
32.0 |
30.0 |
31.9 |
28.9 |
21.5 |
| 100 |
19.8 |
44.3 |
42.3 |
24.5 |
22.5 |
27.8 |
24.8 |
20.1 |
| 200 |
29.0 |
39.8 |
37.8 |
10.8 |
8.8 |
21.8 |
18.8 |
18.0 |
| 250 |
32.8 |
38.3 |
36.3 |
5.5 |
3.5 |
19.8 |
16.8 |
17.3 |
| 350* |
39.8 |
36.1 |
34.1 |
- |
- |
16.9 |
13.9 |
16.3 |
| 555* |
52.0 |
33.1 |
31.1 |
- |
- |
12.9 |
9.9 |
14.9 |
*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 250 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%
Bulk Plenum and Riser Cat6 Wire Cable