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PREMIUM CATEGORY 5e CABLE
STANDARD COMPLIANCES
ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2 (Category 5e)
ANSI/TIA/EIA-862 (Building Automation)
ISO/IEC 11801 Ed. 2.0 (Class D)
ICEA S-90-661 (Category 5e)
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
155 Mp/s, 622 Mp/s ATM
ANSI X3.263: 100 Mb/s
4/16 Mb/s Token Ring
Broadband and Baseband analog video
CONSTRUCTION
Conductors
• 24 AWG solid bare annealed
copper
Color Code
• Pair 1: Blue-White/Blue
• Pair 2: Orange-White/Orange
• Pair 3: Green-White/Green
• Pair 4: Brown-White/Brown
Insulation
• Non-Plenum: Polyolefin
• Plenum: 3 pairs FEP/
1 pair Polyolefin
Rip Cord
• Applied longitudinally under
jacket
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
PHYSICAL DATA
CMR
CMP
(Non-Plenum)
(Plenum)
0.210
0.190
Nominal Cable
Weight (lbs/1000 ft)
22
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
20
Delay Skew (max)
ns/100m
25
1.0
1.0
Nom. Velocity of Propagation
% Speed of Light
25
25
Characteristic Impedance
Ohms
Frequency (f):
1-350 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
CMP: 72
CMR: 70
Ohms
100 ± 15
100 ± 22
ENHANCED TRA N SM I SSI O N TH RO U G H P U T
GenSPEED™ 5500
FEATURES AND BENEFITS
Positive PSACR beyond 200MHz for
increased available bandwidth
Enhanced signal-to-noise ratio
improving bit error rate
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 5500 CABLE CROSS SECTION
JACKET
INSULATION
CONDUCTOR
RIP CORD
ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE
Frequency
MHz
1
4
10
16
20
31.25
62.5
100
155
200
250
300
350
PSACR
min.
68.1
57.1
48.9
44.1
41.7
36.4
26.9
19.0
10.3
4.5
–
–
–
ACR
min.
70.1
59.1
50.9
46.1
43.7
38.4
28.9
21.0
12.3
6.5
0.8
–
–
Attenuation PSNEXT
max.
min.
1.9
68.3
3.9
59.3
6.1
53.3
7.8
50.3
8.8
48.8
11.2
45.9
16.2
41.4
21.0
38.3
26.8
35.5
31.0
33.8
35.3
32.3
39.2
31.2
43.0
30.2
NEXT
min.
70.3
61.3
55.3
52.3
50.8
47.9
43.4
40.3
37.5
35.8
34.3
33.2
32.2
PSELFEXT
min.
62.0
50.0
42.0
37.9
36.0
32.1
26.1
22.0
18.2
16.0
14.0
12.5
11.1
ELFEXT
min.
65.0
53.0
45.0
40.9
39.0
35.1
29.1
25.0
21.2
19.0
17.0
15.5
14.1
Return Loss
min.
20.0
23.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
23.6
21.5
20.1
18.8
18.0
17.3
16.8
16.3
Note: Values are expressed in dB per 100m (328ft.) length.
PART NUMBERS
Standard packaging: 1000' Pull-Pac® ll
Pull-Pac® ll
Jacket Color
Blue
White
Yellow
Gray
Red
Orange
Green
Black
Pink
Purple
CMR
(Non-Plenum)
6133299
6133255
6133289
6133200
6133274
6133746
6133512
6133696
6133290
6133445
CMP
(Plenum)
6131278
6131361
6131546
6131418
6131477
6131422
6131547
6131683
6131709
6131730
Spool-Pac®
CMR
(Non-Plenum)
6133403
6133339
6133369
6133331
6133383
6133615
6133447
6133446
CMP
(Plenum)
6131433
6131449
6131379
6131619
6131635
6131576
6131575
6131478
Spool
CMR
CMP
(Non-Plenum)
(Plenum)
6131282
6133492
6131618
6133348
6133334
6133616
6133341
Note: Bulk reels are available as a special request with a maximum allowable
length of 3000 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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