Specifications
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INSTALLATION
CABLE
TM
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Cat 5e FTP cable available on request.
PVC cables available on request.
FTP Category 6/6a Installation Cable
Signamax Category 6/6a FTP installation cable is manufactured to the highest quality standards
and easily exceeds all applicable performance specifications for Category 6 as defined in
TIA/EIA-568-B.2-1, ISO/IEC 11801:2002 and EN 50173-1. Moreover, this Signamax installation
cable is tested up to 500 MHz and its excellent performance at this high bandwidth ensures its
compliance with the new Category 6a. Similarly to Category 7 cable, Signamax Category 6/6a
shielded installation cable is suitable for high-speed data protocols, such as 10GBaseT.
f Attenuation NEXT ACR Return loss
(MHz) (dB/100 m) (dB) (dB/100 m) (dB)
1 1.8 100 98 –
4 3.4 100 97 27
10 5.4 100 95 30
16 6.8 100 93 30
20 7.7 100 92 30
31.2 9.6 100 90 30
62.5 13.7 100 86 30
100 17.4 100 83 30
125 19.5 95 75 26
155.5 21.9 94 72 26
175 23.3 93 70 25
200 25.0 92 67 25
250 28.1 90 62 24
300 30.9 89 58 24
400 38.3 87 48 23
450 44.8 85 40 22
500 44,8 85 40 22
Transmission characteristics acc. to Category 6/6a (at 20°C)
Mechanical Properties
Bending radius > 35 mm without load
> 70 mm with load
Temperature range, during operation -20° up to +60°C
during installation 0° up to +50°C
Construction
Conductor bare copper wire O 0.56 mm (AWG 23)
Insulation Foamskin Polyethylene, O 1.35 mm
Twisting 2 cores to the pair
Pair screen High Performance STP:
Al-laminated plastic foil,
patented wrapping of two pairs each,
drain wire AWG26 tinned
Sheath FRNC
Electrical Properties (at 20°C ± 5°C)
DC loop resistance ≤ 176
Ω
/km
Resistance unbalance ≤ 2%
Insulation resistance (500 V) > 2,000 M
Ω
*km
Capacitance at 800 Hz nom. 43 nF/km
Capacitance unbalance ≤ 1,500 pF/km
(pair to ground)
Characteristic impedance (1-100 MHz) (100 ± 15)
Ω
(1-100 MHz) (100 ± 18)
Ω
Nominal velocity of propagation approx. 79%
Propagation delay ≤ 427 ns/100 m
Delay skew ≤ 12 ns/100 m
Test voltage (DC, 1 min)
Core/Core and Core/Screen 1,000 V
Transfer impedance at 1 MHz ≤ 50 m
Ω
/m
at 10 MHz ≤ 100 m
Ω
/m
at 30 MHz ≤ 200 m
Ω
/m
Product code Outer diameter Fire load Weight Copper content Tensile force
mm MJ/km kWh/m kg/km kg/km N
BC6/6a-4S-HF 6.5 501 0.139 44 24 100
Technical Data
FTP Category 6/6a Installation Cable
PART NO. DESCRIPTION
BC6/6a-4S-HF Category 6/6a FTP Installation Cable, 500 m reels, LSOH