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UTP Category 5e Installation Cable
The Category 5e unshielded installation cable is mostly used cable for data transmission where
no electromagnetic disturbance is a problem. Supplied as part of complete Signamax Category 5e solution,
the cable represents one of the key elements for safety and economical data transfer. Sophisticated cable
design ensures very low electromagnetic emitency and low crosstalk.
All parameters exceed requirements specified by TIA/EIA 568-B.2-1, ISO/IEC 11801:2002, and EN 50173-1
standards. The Signamax Category 5e cables are suitable for the high-speed 1000BaseT Ethernet protocol.
Sheath material is supported by fire retardant PVC and halogen free compound.
UTP Category 5e Installation Cable
PART NO. DESCRIPTION
BC5E-4 Category 5e UTP Installation Cable, 305 m boxes, PVC
Mechanical Properties
Bending radius > 20 mm without load
> 40 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 0.51 mm (AWG 24)
Insulation Polyethylene, O 0.95 mm
Twisting 2 cores to the pair
Overall screen Al-laminated plastic foil,
Drain wire AWG26 tinned
Sheath PVC alt. FRNC, grey RAL 7032
Electrical Properties (at 20°C ± 5°C)
DC loop resistance ≤ 192
Ω
/km
Resistance unbalance ≤ 2%
Insulation resistance (500 V) > 2,000 M
Ω
*km
Capacitance at 800 Hz nom. 48 nF/km
Capacitance unbalance ≤ 1,500 pF/km
(pair to ground)
Characteristic impedance (1-100 MHz) (100 ± 15)
Ω
Nominal velocity of propagation approx. 67%
Propagation delay ≤ 535 ns/100 m
Delay skew ≤ 20 ns/100 m
Test voltage (DC, 1 min)
Core/Core and Core/Screen 1,000 V
Product code Outer diameter Fire load Weight Copper content Tensile force
mm MJ/km kWh/m kg/km kg/km N
BC5E-4 5.9 336 0.093 36 17.5 80
Technical Data
f Attenuation NEXT ACR Return loss
(MHz) (dB/100 m) (dB) (dB/100 m) (dB)
max. nom. min. nom. min. nom. min.
1 2 1.9 65 71 63.3 69.1 23
4 3.9 3.7 56 62 52.4 58.3 23
10 6.3 6.0 50 56 44.0 50.0 23
16 8.0 7.6 47 53 39.3 45.3 23
20 9.0 8.5 46 51 36.8 43.0 23
31.2 11.4 10.7 43 49 31.5 37.9 23
62.5 16.5 15.7 38 44 21.9 28.4 23
100 21.3 19.8 35 41 14.0 21.2 23
125 22.3 40 17.2
155.5 24.2 38 13.9
175 25.7 37 11.6
200 27.5 36 9.0
250 29.2 35 5.8
300 32.0 34 1.8
Transmission characteristics acc. to Category 5e (at 20°C)
Halogen free cable available on request.