KEY FEATURES
- Transmission performance exceeds standard category 5e requirements
- 1,000-foot "tangle-free" cartons
- Available in four colors
Category 5e UTP Cable
OVERVIEW
Category 5e 4-pair solid conductor cable is ETL verified, manufactured to the highest quality standards, and exceeds all performance specifications for category 5e as defined in ANSI/TIA-568-C.2, ISO/IEC 11801 2nd Edition, CENELEC EN 50173-1, and CENELEC EN 50288. Cable is available in plenum (UL CMP) and riser (UL CMR) versions and is supplied in "tangle-free" cartons of 305 m (1,000 ft). Cable is available in a variety of popular colors. Cable is RoHS compliant per European Union Directive 2002/95/EC.
SPECIFICATIONS
- TRANSMISSION PERFORMANCE
ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-C.2: exceeds category 5e (1-100 MHz) component level specifications
ISO/IEC 11801, CENELEC EN 50173: exceeds category 5 (1-100 MHz) component level specifications
TYPICAL PERFORMANCE:
Impedance: 102 Ohm ± 15 % @ 772 kHz
100 Ohm ± 15 % @ 1-125 MHz
- CONSTRUCTION
CONDUCTOR:
Material bare copper
Size 24 AWG
Construction 1/0.508 ± 0.02 mm (1/0.0200 ± 0.001 in)
INSULATION:
Material FR-HDPE
Thickness max average: 0.201 mm (0.0079 in),
min at any point: 0.141 mm (0.0056 in)
Diameter 0.91 ± 0.06 mm (0.036 ± 0.002 in)
Color coding blue/white-blue
orange/white-orange
green/white-green
brown/white-brown
Elongation min 300 %
Tensile strength min 1.682 kg/mm2 (0.0058 psi)
SHEATH:
Material CMR PVC
Thickness average: 0.50 mm (0.020 in), min at any point: 0.45 mm (0.018 in)
Diameter 5.2 ± 0.3 mm (0.21 ± 0.01 in)
Color 7 standard colors (see ORDERING INFORMATION)
Elongation min 100 %
Tensile strength min 1.407 kg/mm2 (0.005 psi)
Aging at 100°C for 168 hrs min elongation retention: 50 %, min tensile strength retention: 75 %
- MECHANICAL
Tensile strength > 400 N (90 lbf)
Minimum bend radius 25 mm (1 in)
- ELECTRICAL
Spark test 2,000 ± 250 Vac
Dielectric strength 2,500 Vdc / 3 seconds
Insulation resistance min 150 MOhm/km (46 MOhm/kft)
Conductor resistance max 9.38 Ohm / 100 m (328 ft) @ 20 °C
Resistance unbalance max 5 %
Capacitance unbalance max 330 pF / 100 m (328 ft)
Mutual capacitance max 5,600 pF / 100 m (328 ft)
- COMPLIANCE
ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-C.2, ISO/IEC 11801, CENELEC EN 50173-1, CENELEC EN 50288-3-1, IEC 61156-5, IEC 60332-1-2, UL 444, UL 1666
- APPLICATIONS
X.21, V.11, S0, ISDN, CSMA/CD 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 100BASE-T4, 100BASE-T2, 1000BASE-T, TR 4/16/100, 100BASE-VG, ATM LAN 25/51/155, TP-PMD
- WARRANTY
5-year limited component warranty
10-year Signamax Link/Channel Warranty
15-year Signamax Extended Component Warranty
25-year Signamax Cabling System Warranty
DOWNLOADS
Download DatasheetORDERING INFORMATION
CMP Rated
| Part Number | Description | |
| BC5E-4P-BU | Category 5e, 4-Pair, 24 AWG Solid Unscreened U/UTP Cable, CMP, Blue, 1000 ft | |
| BC5E-4P-GY | Category 5e, 4-Pair, 24 AWG Solid Unscreened U/UTP Cable, CMP, Gray, 1000 ft | |
| BC5E-4P-WH | Category 5e, 4-Pair, 24 AWG Solid Unscreened U/UTP Cable, CMP, White, 1000 ft | |
| BC5E-4P-YE | Category 5e, 4-Pair, 24 AWG Solid Unscreened U/UTP Cable, CMP, Yellow, 1000 ft |
Cable is available for customers outside the U.S. only. Minimum quantity may be required.
CMR Rated
| Part Number | Description | |
| BC5E-4BU | Category 5e, 4-Pair, 24-AWG Solid Unscreened U/UTP Cable, CMR (PVC), Blue, 1000 ft | |
| BC5E-4GY | Category 5e, 4-Pair, 24-AWG Solid Unscreened U/UTP Cable, CMR (PVC), Gray, 1000 ft | |
| BC5E-4WH | Category 5e, 4-Pair, 24-AWG Solid Unscreened U/UTP Cable, CMR (PVC), White, 1000 ft | |
| BC5E-4YE | Category 5e, 4-Pair, 24-AWG Solid Unscreened U/UTP Cable, CMR (PVC), Yellow, 1000 ft |
Cable is available for customers outside the U.S. only. Minimum quantity may be required.
CM Rated
| Part Number | Description | |
| BC5EM-4BU | Category 5e, 4-Pair, 24-AWG Solid Unscreened U/UTP Cable, CM (PVC), Blue, 1000 ft | |
| BC5EM-4GY | Category 5e, 4-Pair, 24-AWG Solid Unscreened U/UTP Cable, CM (PVC), Gray, 1000 ft | |
| BC5EM-4WH | Category 5e, 4-Pair, 24-AWG Solid Unscreened U/UTP Cable, CM (PVC), White, 1000 ft | |
| BC5EM-4YE | Category 5e, 4-Pair, 24-AWG Solid Unscreened U/UTP Cable, CM (PVC), Yellow, 1000 ft |
Cable is available for customers outside the U.S. only. Minimum quantity may be required.