APPLICATION
Cat5E is a cable standard for Gigabit Ethernet and other network protocol, suitable for basic voice
and data installations up to 100 MHz. In addition, these cables can be offered with copper wire
braid armoured & flame retardant outer sheath, providing additional mechanically protection still
maintaining the flexibility of the cable.
STANDARDS
Basic design to EN50173
FIRE PERFORMANCE
| Flame Retardance (Single Vertical Wire Test) |
EN 60332-1-2; IEC 60332-1-2; BS EN 60332-1-2; VDE 0482-332-1 ; NBN C 30-004 (cat. F1); NF C32-070-2.1(C2); CEI 20-35/1-2; EN 50265-2-1*; DIN VDE 0482-265-2-1* |
| Reduced Fire Propagation (Vertically-mounted bundled wires & cable test) |
EN 60332-3-24 (cat. C); IEC 60332-3-24; BS EN 60332-3-24; VDE 0482-332-3; NBN C 30-004 (cat. F2); NF C32-070-2.2(C1); CEI 20-22/3-4; EN 50266-2-4*; DIN VDE 0482-266-2-4 |
| Halogen Free | IEC 60754-1; EN 50267-2-1; DIN VDE 0482-267-2-1; CEI 20-37/2-1 ; BS 6425-1* |
| No Corrosive Gas Emission | IEC 60754-2; EN 50267-2-2; DIN VDE 0482-267-2-2; CEI 20-37/2-2 ; BS 6425-2* |
| minimum Smoke Emission | IEC 61034-1&2; EN 61034 -1&2; DIN VDE 0482-1034-1&2; CEI 20-37/3-1&2; EN 50268-1&2*; BS 7622-1&2* |
| No Toxic gases | NES 02-713; NF C 20-454 |
Note: Asterisk * denotes superseded standard.
VOLTAGE RATING
60V
CABLE CONSTRUCTION
Conductors: 24AWG solid bare copper.
Insulation: HDPE.
Twinning: Two coloured insulated conductors twisted together to form a pair.
Outer Sheath: Thermoplastic LSZH compound type LTS3 as per BS 7655-6.1 (Thermosetting LSZH
compound type SW2-SW4 as per BS 7655:section 2.6 can be offered.)
Cat5E F/UTP: These cables have collective shielding of aluminium/Polyester tape with drain wire.
Cat5E SF/UTP: These cables have double collective shieldings of aluminium/Polyester tape &
copper wire braid.
COLOUR CODE
Insulation Colour: See technical information
Outer sheath: Black or blue
Physical AND THERMAL PROPERTIES
Temperature range: -30°C ~ +75°C
Minimum bending radius during installation (mobile state): 8 x Overall Diameter
Minimum bending radius during operation (fixed state): 4 x Overall Diameter
Electrical Properties
| AWG | 24 | |
| Nominal Conductor Diameter | mm | 0.53 |
| maximum DC Resistant@20°C | Ω/100m | 9.38 |
| maximum DCR Unbalance | % | 5 |
| maximum mutual Capacitance | pF/m | 55.8 |
| maximum Capacitance Unbalance | pF/100m | 330 |
| Characteristic Impedance@1-100mHz | Ω | 100+/-15 |
| maximum Propagation Delay Skew | ns/100m | 45 |
Transmission Properties
| FREQ mHz |
maximum Attenuation dB/100m |
minimum NEXT dB |
minimum PSNEXT dB |
minimum ELFEXT dB/100m |
minimum PSELFEXT dB/100m |
minimum RL dB |
| 0.772 | 1.8 | 67.0 | 64.0 | 66.0 | 63.0 | — |
| 1 | 2.0 | 65.3 | 62.3 | 63.8 | 60.8 | 20.0 |
| 4 | 4.1 | 56.3 | 53.3 | 51.7 | 48.7 | 23.0 |
| 8 | 5.8 | 51.8 | 48.8 | 45.7 | 42.7 | 24.5 |
| 10 | 6.5 | 50.3 | 47.3 | 43.8 | 40.8 | 25.0 |
| 16 | 8.2 | 47.3 | 44.3 | 39.7 | 36.7 | 25.0 |
| 20 | 9.3 | 45.8 | 42.8 | 37.7 | 34.7 | 25.0 |
| 25 | 10.4 | 44.3 | 41.3 | 35.8 | 32.8 | 24.3 |
| 31.25 | 11.7 | 42.9 | 39.9 | 33.9 | 30.9 | 23.6 |
| 62.5 | 17.0 | 38.4 | 35.4 | 27.8 | 24.8 | 21.5 |
| 100 | 22.0 | 35.3 | 32.3 | 23.8 | 20.8 | 20.1 |
CONSTRUCTION PARAMETERS
| Cable Code | Conductor Diameter |
Diameter Over Insulation | Pairs | Screen | Nominal Overall Diameter |
| mm | mm | mm | |||
| Cat5E U/UTP | 0.5/0.51 | 0.91 | 4 | Nil | 5.1 |
| Cat5E F/UTP | 0.53 | 1.00 | 4 | Overall Aluminum Tape Screen | 6.3 |
| Cat5E SF/UTP | 0.53 | 1.00 | 4 | Overall Aluminum Tape Screen & Copper Wire Braid | 6.6 |
