Specifications
K
K3
INSTALLATION
CABLE
NETWORK CONNECTIVITY SYSTEMS
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FTP Category 6 Installation Cable
Signamax Category 6 shielded installation cable BC6-4S is a high-performace data cable that is
designed to meet the demands of today's most advanced voice and data networks. Category 6
cables support 1000Base-T/TX protocols for data rates up to 1 Gb/s and exceed the requirements
of ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2-1, ISO 11801:2002 and EN 50173-1:2002 standards. The Signamax
Category 6 cable conductor is AWG 23 bare copper wire with high density polyethylene insulation.
The non-metallic cross separator inside the cable ensures the best crosstalk elimination between
individual pairs. The jacket of the BC6-4S horizontal cable is produced with PVC compound and
its color is grey, the halogen-free version is also available.
FTP Category 6 Installation Cable
PART NO. DESCRIPTION
BC6-4S Category 6 FTP Installation Cable, 500 m reels, PVC
BC6-4S-HF Category 6 FTP Installation Cable, 500 m reels, LSOH
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 0.56 mm (AWG23)
Insulation Polyethylene, O 1.0 mm
Twisting 2 cores to the pair
Electrical Properties (at 20°C ± 5°C)
DC loop resistance ≤ 176
Ω
/km
Resistance unbalance ≤ 2%
Insulation resistance (500 V) > 5,000 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
Characteristic impedance (1-100 MHz) (100 ± 15)
Ω
(1-100 MHz) (100 ± 22)
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
BC6-4S 6.2 329 0.091 42 18 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 2 74 90 71.8 88 23
4 3.8 3.8 65 89 61.2 85.2 23
10 6 6 59 89 53 82.8 23
16 7.6 7.6 56 86 48.4 78.1 23
20 8.5 8.5 55 84 46.5 75.8 23
31.2 10.7 10.7 52 81 41.3 70.7 23
62.5 15.5 15.1 47 77 31.5 61.8 23
100 19.9 19.1 44 74 24.1 54.7 23
125 22.5 21.3 43 72 20.5 51 21
155.5 25.4 23.8 42 71 16.6 47.1 21
175 27.1 25.3 41 70 13.9 44.9 21
200 29.2 27 40 69 10.8 42.3 21
250 33 32.6 38 68 5 35.2 19
Transmission characteristics acc. to Category 6 (at 20°C)
BC6-4S