Performance : Safe Wires & Cables enhanced CAT 6 UTP capable of handling 100 + Mbps data rates. Safe Wires & Cables CAT 5e UTP is independently verified to exceed the requirements of EN50173, ISO/IEC11801 and TIA/EIA568-B-1/B-2.
1 Pair : White – orange stripe and orange
2 Pair : White – green stripe and green
3 Pair : White – blue stripe and blue
4 Pair : White – brown stripe and brown
| Mechanical and Environmental Properties |
| Max. Tensile Load : 10 Kgs. per simplex cable (Installation) |
| Min. Bend Radius : 8 x Outer Diameter (Installation) 4 x Outer Diameter (Operation) |
| Temp. – Installation : 0OC to +50OC |
| Temp. – Operation : -10OC to +60OC |
| Applicable International Standards for Cable Construction |
| ISO/IEC 11801:2002 |
| ISO/IEC 61156-5 |
| EN 50173 -1:2002 |
| EN 50288-3-1 |
| ANSI/TIA/EIA 568B-2:2002 |
| Electrical Characteristics at 20OC |
Specification |
Typical Performance |
| CAT 5e |
CAT 6 |
| Conductor loop resistance |
Max. 190/100m |
160/100m |
140/100m |
| Conductor resistance unbalance |
Max. 2% |
0.5% |
0.5% |
| Dielectric strength |
1.0 kV DC or 0.7 kV AC for 1 min. |
100% in process test |
100% in process test |
| Insulation resistance |
>500MΩ/Kmat100-500Vtestvoltage |
>500 MΩ/Km |
>500 MΩ/Km |
| Capacitance unbalance to earth |
Max. 160 pF/100m |
40 pF/100m |
40 pF/100m |
| Velocity of propagation |
<534 nsec/100m at 100MHz |
496 nsec/100m at 100 MHz (NVP for hand held testers = 0.69) |
490 nsec/100m at 100 MHz (NVP for hand held testers = 0.69) |
| Skew |
Max. 40 nsec/100m at 100MHz |
Max. 25 nsec/100m at 100 MHz |
Max. 30 nsec/100m at 100 MHz |
| Mean characteristic impedance |
1000 ±50 at 100 MHZ |
1000 ±30 at 100 MHZ |
1000 ±30 at 100 MHZ |
| Coupling attenuation up to 1 Ghz |
Min. 40 dB |
50 dB |
56 dB |
| Frequency (MHz) |
1 |
4 |
10 |
16 |
20 |
31.25 |
62.5 |
100 |
155 |
200 |
300 |
| Insertion Loss (dB/100m) |
Spec value |
2.0 |
4.1 |
6.5 |
8.2 |
9.3 |
11.7 |
17.0 |
22.0 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Typical value |
1.8 |
3.6 |
5.8 |
7.4 |
8.3 |
10.5 |
15.3 |
19.8 |
25.4 |
29.4 |
33.4 |
| NEXT (dB) |
Spec value |
65.3 |
56.3 |
50.3 |
47.3 |
45.8 |
42.9 |
38.4 |
35.4 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Typical value |
73.3 |
64.3 |
58.3 |
55.2 |
53.8 |
50.9 |
46.4 |
43.3 |
40.4 |
38.8 |
37.3 |
| PSNEXT (dB) |
Spec value |
62.3 |
53.3 |
47.3 |
44.2 |
42.8 |
39.9 |
35.4 |
32.3 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Typical value |
71.3 |
62.3 |
56.3 |
53.2 |
51.8 |
48.9 |
44.4 |
41.3 |
38.4 |
36.8 |
35.3 |
| ELFEXT (dB/100m) |
Spec value |
63.8 |
51.8 |
43.8 |
39.7 |
37.8 |
33.9 |
27.9 |
23.8 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Typical value |
78.8 |
66.8 |
58.8 |
54.7 |
52.8 |
48.9 |
42.9 |
38.4 |
35.0 |
32.8 |
31.5 |
| PSELFEXT (db/100m) |
Spec value |
60.8 |
48.8 |
40.8 |
36.7 |
34.8 |
30.9 |
24.9 |
20.8 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Typical value |
76.8 |
64.8 |
56.8 |
52.7 |
50.8 |
46.9 |
40.9 |
36.8 |
33.0 |
30.8 |
29.5 |
| Return Loss (dB/100m) |
Spec value |
N/A |
23.1 |
25.0 |
25.0 |
25.0 |
23.6 |
21.5 |
20.1 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Typical value |
25.0 |
28.0 |
30.0 |
30.0 |
30.0 |
38.6 |
26.5 |
25.1 |
23.8 |
23.0 |
22.8 |
| ACR (dB/100m) |
Typical value |
71.5 |
60.7 |
52.5 |
47.8 |
45.5 |
40.4 |
31.1 |
23.5 |
15.0 |
9.4 |
3.1 |
| PSACR (dB/100m) |
Typical value |
69.5 |
58.7 |
50.5 |
45.8 |
43.5 |
38.4 |
29.1 |
21.5 |
13.0 |
7.4 |
2.0 |
| Applicable International Standards for Cable Construction |
| ISO/IEC 11801:2002 |
| ISO/IEC 61156-5 |
| EN 50173 -1:2002 |
| EN 50288-3-1 |
| ANSI/TIA/EIA 568B-2:2002 |
