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CATEGORY 6 CABLE
STANDARD COMPLIANCES
ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2-1 (Category 6)
ANSI/TIA/EIA-862 (Building Automation)
ISO/IEC 11801 Ed. 2.0 (Class E)
ICEA S-102-700 (Category 6)
UL & c(UL) Type CMR (UL 1666) for Non-Plenum
UL & c(UL) Type CMP (NFPA 262) for Plenum
UL 444
B
APPLICATIONS
IEEE 802.3: 1000BASE-T (Gigabit Ethernet),
100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T
ANSI/TIA/EIA-854: 1000BASE-TX
155 Mp/s, 1.2 Gb/s ATM
ANSI X3.263: 100 Mb/s
IEEE 802.3af DTE Power (POE)
4/16 Mb/s Token Ring
Digital Video
Broadband and Baseband analog video
CONSTRUCTION
Color Code
• Pair 1: Blue-White/Blue
• Pair 2: Orange-White/Orange
• Pair 3: Green-White/Green
• Pair 4: Brown-White/Brown
Conductors
• 23 AWG solid bare annealed
copper
Insulation
• Non-Plenum: Polyolefin
• Plenum: 3 pairs FEP/
1 pair Polyolefin
Rip Cord
• Applied longitudinally under
jacket
Separator
• Tape design
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
PHYSICAL DATA
CMR
CMP
(Non-Plenum)
(Plenum)
0.220
0.215
Nominal Cable
Weight (lbs/1000 ft)
28
Minimum
Bend Radius (in)
Maximum
Pulling Force (lbs)
Nominal Cable
Diameter (in)
Temperature Rating (°C)
Installation:
Operation:
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Jacket
• Non-Plenum: Flame-Retardant
PVC
• Plenum: Low-Smoke,
Flexguard® Flame-Retardant
PVC
DC Resistance (max)
Ohms/100m (328ft) @ 20°C
8.9
DC Resistance Unbalance (max)
Individual Pair %
3.0
28
Delay Skew (max)
ns/100m
25
1.0
1.0
Nom. Velocity of Propagation
% Speed of Light
25
25
Characteristic Impedance
Ohms
Frequency (f):
1-500 MHz 100 ± 15
0 to +60
-10 to +60
0 to +60
-10 to +60
Input Impedance
Frequency (f):
1-100 MHz
100-350 MHz
350-500 MHz
CMP: 72
CMR: 70
Ohms
100 ± 15
100 ± 22
100 ± 32
CO M PLI A N T PLU S SO LU T I O N
GenSPEED™ 6000
FEATURES AND BENEFITS
Unique tape design engineered for
smaller overall diameter and ease of
installation
Positive PSACR up to 300MHz for future
bandwidth requirements
Every master reel is tested for
electrical performance compliance
TRU-Mark™ print legend contains
footage marking from 1000' to 0'
Unique product-specific packaging for
ease of identification
UL Verified for guaranteed performance
Application assurance warranty
GENSPEED 6000 CABLE CROSS SECTION
JACKET
CONDUCTOR
INSULATION
RIP CORD
TAPE
ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE
Frequency
MHz
1
4
10
16
20
31.25
62.5
100
200
250
350
400
500
PSACR
min.
71.3
60.5
52.4
47.7
45.4
40.3
31.1
23.6
9.9
4.6
–
–
–
ACR
min.
73.3
62.5
54.4
49.7
47.4
42.3
33.1
25.6
11.9
6.6
2.0
–
–
Attenuation
max.
2.0
3.8
5.9
7.5
8.4
10.6
15.3
19.7
28.8
32.7
39.6
42.7
48.7
PSNEXT
min.
73.3
64.3
58.3
55.3
53.8
50.9
46.4
43.3
38.8
37.3
35.2
34.3
32.8
NEXT
min.
75.3
66.3
60.3
57.3
55.8
52.9
48.4
45.3
40.8
39.3
37.2
36.3
34.8
PSELFEXT
min.
65.8
53.8
45.8
41.7
39.8
37.8
29.9
25.8
19.8
17.8
–
–
–
ELFEXT
min.
68.8
56.8
48.8
44.7
42.8
38.9
32.9
28.8
22.8
20.8
–
–
–
Return Loss
min.
20.0
23.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
23.6
21.5
20.1
18.0
17.3
–
–
–
LCL
min.
50.0
44.0
40.0
38.0
37.0
35.1
32.0
30.0
27.0
26.0
24.6
24.0
23.0
ELTCTL
35.0
23.0
15.0
10.9
9.0
5.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Note: Values are expressed in dB per 100m (328ft.) length.
PART NUMBERS
Standard packaging: 1000' Spool-Pac®
Pull-Pac® II
Jacket Color
Blue
White
Yellow
Gray
Red
Orange
Green
Black
Pink
Purple
CMR
(Non-Plenum)
7133764
7133765
7133766
7133767
7133768
7133769
7133770
7133771
7133772
7133773
CMP
(Plenum)
7131760
7131761
7131762
7131763
7131764
7131765
7131766
7131767
7131768
7131769
Spool-Pac®
CMR
(Non-Plenum)
7133707
7133708
7133717
7133716
7133736
7133737
7133711
7133738
7133739
7133740
CMP
(Plenum)
7131688
7131689
7131695
7131694
7131743
7131719
7131705
7131720
7131741
7131744
Spool
CMR
(Non-Plenum)
7133703
7133704
7133719
7133718
CMP
(Plenum)
7131686
7131687
7131697
Note: Bulk reels are available as a special request with a maximum allowable length of 2000 feet per reel. Part number
for a bulk reel is the corresponding spool part number with a .99 suffix. Minimum run and lead-time may apply.
Data subject to change without notice.
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