Datacom Gen CONSTRUCTION Conductors • 23 AWG solid bare annealed copper Insulation • Non-Plenum: Polyolefin • Plenum: Fluoropolymer Color Code • Pair 1: Blue-White • Pair 2: Orange-White • Pair 3: Green-White • Pair 4: Brown-White Separator • Cross-Web PHYSICAL DATA Nominal Cable Diameter (in) Nominal Cable Weight (lbs/1000 ft) Minimum Bend Radius (in) Maximum Pulling Force (lbs) Temperature Rating (˚C) Installation: Operation: ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE Frequency MHz 1 4 10 16 20 31.25 62.5 100 150 200 250 300 400 500 Insertion Loss (min) 568-C.2 2.1 3.8 5.9 7.5 8.4 10.5 15.0 19.1 23.7 27.6 31.1 34.3 40.1 45.3 PART NUMBERS Standard packaging: 1000' Spool Spool Jacket Color Blue White Gray CMR (Non- Plenum) 7133586 7133587 Yellow 7133588 7133589 CMP (Plenum) 7131586 7131587 7131588 7131589 Data subject to change without notice. ® TIA 568-C.2 Jacket Color Red Green Spool CMR (Non- Plenum) 7133590 Orange 7133591 7133592 Purple 7133593 CMP (Plenum) 7131590 7131591 7131592 7131593 Note: Non-stock items may be subject to minimum order quantities. Other colors available. TIA NEXT (min) TIA 568- C.2 74.3 65.3 59.3 56.2 54.8 51.9 47.4 44.3 41.7 39.8 38.3 37.1 35.3 33.8 Return Loss (min) 568-C.2 20.0 23.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 23.6 21.5 20.1 18.9 18.0 17.3 16.8 15.9 15.2 TIA TIA 568- C.2 67.0 67.0 67.0 67.0 67.0 67.0 65.6 62.5 59.9 58.0 56.5 55.3 53.5 52.0 PSANEXT (min) Guaranteed 73.0 73.0 73.0 73.0 73.0 73.0 71.6 68.5 65.9 64.0 62.5 61.3 59.5 58.0 Note: Values are expressed in dB per 100 m (328 ft.) length @ 20˚C. *PSACR & ACR not specified in ANSI/TIA 568-C.2 General Cable General Cable Typical 85.0 85.0 85.0 85.0 85.0 85.0 83.6 80.5 77.9 76.0 74.5 73.3 71.5 70.0 568-C.2 Guaranteed 67.0 TIA 66.2 58.2 54.1 52.2 48.3 42.3 38.2 34.7 32.2 30.2 28.7 26.2 24.2 General Cable 73.0 72.2 64.2 60.1 58.2 54.3 48.3 44.2 40.7 38.2 36.2 34.7 32.2 30.2 PSAACRF (min) General Cable Typical 85.0 84.2 76.2 72.1 70.2 66.3 60.3 56.2 52.7 50.2 48.2 46.7 44.2 42.2 Core Tape • Non-Plenum: Polypropylene • Plenum: Fluoropolymer Shield • Polyester-backed aluminum foil (aluminum side in) Drain Wire • 24 AWG stranded (7/32) solid tinned copper Jacket • Non-Plenum: Flame-Retardant PVC • Plenum: Low-Smoke, Flame-Retardant PVC CMR (Non-Plenum) 0.310 40 2.5 40 0 to +60 -20 to +75 CMP (Plenum) 0.298 50 2.5 40 0 to +60 -20 to +90 ® An Enhanced Overall Shielded Cable GenSPEED® Category 6A Cables 10,000 Category 6A F/UTP (ScTP) Cable Features and Benefits • An overall shielded or foiled-twisted pair (F/ UTP) cable, requiring grounding and providing industry-leading protection from external cable noise sources, also known as alien crosstalk (PSANEXT and PSAACRF) • Improved cable temperature rating (90°C Plenum, 75°C Riser) for greater protection against increased operating temperatures and for high-wattage applications • The internal separator optimizes internal pair geometry to yield superior electrical performance and maintain flexibility. This unique cross-web stabilizes each pair to create a smaller, round cable profile • TRU-Mark® print legend contains footage markings from 1000’ to 0’ Applications • IEEE 802.3: 10G BASE-T, 1000 BASE-T, 100 BASE-TX, 10 BASE-T, PoE, PoE+ • ANSI/ TIA 854: 1000 BASE-TX • Digital Video • Broadband and Baseband Analog Video • CDDI, Token Ring, ATM Standard Compliances • ANSI/TIA 568-C.2 • NEC/CEC Type CMR (UL 1666) for Non-Plenum • NEC/CEC Type CMP (NFPA 262) for Plenum • UL Listed CMR-LP (0.5A) for Non-Plenum* • UL Listed CMP-LP (0.7A) for Plenum** • UL 444 • RoHS Compliant Directive 2011/65/EU • ANSI/TIA 862 (Building Automation) • ICEA S-116-732 • ISO/IEC 11801 Ed. 2.0 (Class EA ) * 0.5A is the ampacity rating of the cable, which equates to 100 watts using 50 volts over four pairs. ** 0.7A is the ampacity rating of the cable, which equates to 140 watts using 50 volts over four pairs. ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS Max. Nom. DC Resistance Ohms/100 m (328 ft) @ 20˚C 9.38 7.00 4.00 < 1 DC Resistance Unbalance Individual Pair % Delay Skew ns/100 m Nom. Velocity of Propagation % Speed of Light Characteristic Impedance Frequency (f): CROSS-SECTION OUTER JACKET OVERALL SHIELD 23 AWG CONDUCTOR SEPARATOR OVERALL WRAP INSULATION DRAIN WIRE 1-500 MHz 45 70 Ohms 100 ± 15 35 14 S P EED