APPLICATION
Cat6 Cable is a cable standard for Gigabit Ethernet and other network protocol, suitable for 10BaseT,
100BaseTx & 1000BaseT (Gigabit Ethernet) application. In addition, these cables are with copper
wire braid armoured & flame retardant mud resistant 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Note: Asterisk * denotes superseded standard.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: 23AWG 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.)
Cat6 F/UTP: These cables have collective shielding of aluminium/Polyester tape with drain wire.
Cat6 SF/UTP: These cables have double collective shieldings of aluminium/Polyester tape & copper
wire braid with drain wire.
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 | 23 | |
| Nominal Conductor Diameter | mm | 0.56/0.57 |
| maximum DC Resistant@20°C | Ω/100m | 9.38 |
| maximum DCR Unbalance | % | 3 |
| maximum mutual Capacitance | pF/m | 5.8 |
| maximum Capacitance Unbalance | pF/100m | 30 |
| Characteristic Impedance@1-100mHz | Ω | 100+/-15 |
| maximum Propagation Delay Skew | ns/100m | 18 |
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 | 76.0 | 74. | 70.0 | 67.0 | — |
| 1 | 2.0 | 74.3 | 72.3 | 67.8 | 64.8 | 20.0 |
| 4 | 3.8 | 65.3 | 63.3 | 55.7 | 52.7 | 23.0 |
| 8 | 5.3 | 60.8 | 58.8 | 49.7 | 46.7 | 24.5 |
| 10 | 6.0 | 59.3 | 57.3 | 47.8 | 44.8 | 25.0 |
| 16 | 7.6 | 56.3 | 54.3 | 43.7 | 40.7 | 25.0 |
| 20 | 8.5 | 54.8 | 52.8 | 41.7 | 38.7 | 25.0 |
| 25 | 9.5 | 53.3 | 51.3 | 39.8 | 36.8 | 24.3 |
| 31.25 | 10.7 | 51.9 | 49.9 | 37.9 | 34.9 | 23.6 |
| 62.5 | 15.4 | 47.4 | 45.4 | 31.8 | 28.8 | 21.5 |
| 100 | 19.8 | 44.3 | 42.3 | 27.8 | 24.8 | 20.1 |
| 155 | 25.2 | 41.5 | 39.5 | 23.9 | 20.9 | 18.8 |
| 200 | 29.0 | 39.8 | 37.8 | 21.7 | 18.7 | 18.0 |
| 250 | 32.8 | 38.3 | 36.3 | 19.8 | 16.8 | 17.3 |
CONSTRUCTION PARAMETERS
| Cable Code | Conductor Diameter |
Diameter Over Insulation | Pairs | Screen | Overall Diameter |
| mm | mm | mm | |||
| Cat6 U/UTP | 0.57/0.58 | 1.02 | 4 | Nil | 6.0 |
| Cat6 F/UTP | 0.57/0.58 | 1.02 | 4 | Overall Aluminum Tape Screen | 6.3 |
| Cat6 SF/UTP | 0.57/0.58 | 1.02 | 4 | Overall Aluminum Tape Screen & Copper Wire Braid | 6.6 |
