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Flame Retardant CAT5E Data Cables

FGD-CAT5EU/UTP4P24
FGD-CAT5EF/UTP4P24
FGD-CAT5ESF/UTP4P24

Flame Retardant CAT5E Data Cables

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

  • ISO/IEC 11801、 EN 50173、 ANSI/TIA/EIA 568

FIRE PERFORMANCE

Flame Retardance (Single Vertical Wire Test) BS EN 60332-1-2

VOLTAGE RATING

300,500V

Cable Construction

Conductors: 24AWG solid bare copper.
Insulation: PE.
Twinning: Two coloured insulated conductors twisted together to form a pair.
Outer Sheath: Thermoplastic PVC compound.
Outer Sheath Option: UV resistance, hydrocarbon resistance, oil resistance, anti-rodent and anti-termite properties can be offered as option. Compliance to fire performance standard (IEC 60332-1, IEC 60332-3, UL 1581, UL 1666 etc) depends on the oxygen index of the PVC compound and the overall cable design. LSPVC can also be provided upon request.
Cat5EF/UTP: These cables have collective shielding of Aluminium/polyester tape with drain wire.
Cat5ESF/UTP: These cables have double collective shielding of Aluminium/polyester tape & copper wire braid.

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 0.50/0.51/0.53
Maximum DC Resistance@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 Attenuation dB/100m NEXT dB PSNEXT dB ELFEXT dB/100m PSELFEXT dB/100m 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 20.2
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
Flame Retardant CAT5E Data Cables

CONSTRUCTION PARAMETERS

Cable Code              Conductor Diameter Diameter Over Insulation Pairs Screen Approx. Overall Diameter
mm mm mm     mm
FGD-CAT5EU/UTP4P24 0.50/0.51 0.91 4 Nil 5.1
FGD-CAT5EF/UTP4P24 0.53 1.00 4 Overall Aluminum Tape Screen 6.3
FGD-CAT5ESF/UTP4P24 0.53 1.00 4 Overall Aluminum Tape Screen & Copper Wire Braid 6.6