Category 5e 4-pair plenum cable, Basic structured cabling systems, Category 5e 4-pair plenum data cable – ADC Category 5e User Manual
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Category 5e 4-Pair Plenum Cable
Basic Structured Cabling Systems
Category 5e 4-Pair Plenum Data Cable
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NOTE: The above listed discrete frequency electrical performance values are provided for engineering informatoin only. Actual
compliance testing is based on swept frequency measurements. The spec values are based on TIA/EIA-568-B.2 specification.
FITTED
FREQ
IMPEDANCE
INSERTION LOSS
RETURN LOSS
Pair-Pair NEXT
PSNEXT
(MHz)
(Ohms)
(dB/100m)
(dB/100m)
(dB/100m)
(dB/100m)
SPEC
Max
TIA Spec
Min
TIA Spec
Min
TIA Spec
Min
TIA Spec
62.3
53.3
48.8
47.3
44.2
42.8
41.3
39.9
35.4
32.3
69.6
60.8
56.3
55.2
51.7
50.0
46.8
48.0
44.0
39.9
40.0
65.3
56.3
51.8
50.3
47.2
45.8
44.3
42.9
38.4
35.3
71.7
64.1
57.9
57.2
54.2
53.1
48.5
50.9
46.6
42.5
44.6
20.0
23.0
24.5
25.0
25.0
25.0
24.3
23.6
21.5
20.1
25.6
27.1
28.5
29.8
29.5
30.4
31.2
30.7
26.7
24.6
23.0
2.0
4.1
5.8
6.5
8.2
9.3
10.4
11.7
17.0
22.0
1.9
4.0
5.6
6.3
8.1
9.2
10.2
11.5
16.5
21.3
26.5
1
4
8
10
16
20
25
31.25
62.5
100
155
100 +/- 15
100 +/- 15
100 +/- 15
100 +/- 15
100 +/- 15
100 +/- 15
100 +/- 15
100 +/- 15
100 +/- 15
100 +/- 15
100 +/- 15
FREQ
Pair-Pair ACR
PSACR
Pair-Pair ELFEXT
PSELFEXT
(MHz)
(dB/100m)
(dB/100m)
(dB/100m)
(dB/100m)
Min
TIA Spec
Min
TIA Spec
Min
TIA Spec
Min
TIA Spec
60.8
48.8
42.7
40.8
36.7
34.8
32.8
30.9
24.9
20.8
65.8
54.2
48.3
46.3
42.3
40.3
38.5
36.5
30.8
27.3
25.3
63.8
51.8
45.7
43.8
39.7
37.8
35.8
33.9
27.9
23.8
67.3
55.8
49.9
47.8
43.9
41.9
40.1
38.1
32.5
29.0
27.5
60.3
49.2
43.0
40.8
36.0
33.5
30.9
28.2
18.4
10.3
67.7
56.9
50.7
48.8
43.8
41.1
36.8
36.8
27.9
19.0
17.8
63.3
52.2
46.0
43.8
39.0
36.5
33.9
31.2
21.4
13.3
69.8
60.2
52.4
51.0
46.3
44.1
38.5
39.6
30.4
21.8
20.5
1
4
8
10
16
20
25
31.25
62.5
100
155
Specifications
CONSTRUCTION
Conductors:
24 AWG solid bare copper
Insulation:
100% FEP
Pairing:
Short, staggered pair lays
Jacket:
Lead-free, flame retardant PVC
Nominal outer diameter:
4.45 mm (.175")
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Conductor DC resistance (maximum):
9.38 Ω/100 meters (28.6 Ω/1000 ft) @ 20 °C (68 °F)
DC resistance unbalance (maximum):
2%
Mutual capacitance (maximum):
5.6 nF/100 meters (17 pF/ft)
Operating temperature (maximum):
75 °C (167 °F)
Operating voltage (maximum):
300 VDC
Worst case cable skew:
25 nS/100 meters (25 nS/328 ft)
Nominal velocity of propagation:
76%