Category 5e Wire Cable Features
- 1,000 ft (305 meters) Reels
- 1,000 ft (305 meters) Reelex® (featuring Reverse Sequential Numbering)
- 1,000 ft (305) Reel-in-a-box
- CMP-50 Rated Cables Available
- Available in 2, 3 and 4-pair Construction
| Dielectric Materials |
Riser |
Plenum |
| Primary Insulation |
Polyolefin |
FEP |
| Overall Jacket |
Flame-Retardant Thermoplastic |
Low-Smoke, Flame-Retardant Thermoplastic |
Category 5e Plenum Wire Cable Description
(c(UL)us Listed Type CMP, CSA Type FT6)
| Part No. |
Pairs |
Cable OD
in (mm) |
Weight
lbs/1000ft (kg/305m) |
| 39419-8 |
4 |
.180 (4.57) |
21.0 (9.5) |
Category 5e Riser Wire Cable Description
(c(UL)us Listed Type CMR, CSA Type FT4)
| Part No. |
Pairs |
Cable OD
in (mm) |
Weight
lbs/1000ft (kg/305m) |
| 38696-8 |
4 |
.179 (4.55) |
20.0 (9.1) |
Category 5e Wire Cable Applications
- Voice
- T1 Fractional
- IBM Type 3 - 1 Mbps
- 4/16 Mbps Token Ring
- 10BASE-T Ethernet
- 100BASE-T4 Fast Ethernet
- 25.6 Mbps ATM
- 100 VG - Any LAN
- All other applications developed for operation over Category 3 or class C cabling
- 100 Mbps TP-PMD
- 155 Mbps ATM
- 270 Mbps Digital Video
- Broadband Video
- 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet
- 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet
Category 5e Wire Cable Transmissions Specifications
|
Ins. Loss |
NEXT |
PSNEXT |
ACR |
PSACR |
ACRF |
PSACRF |
Return Loss |
| Freq. (MHz) |
Std. |
Max. |
Std. |
Min. |
Std. |
Min. |
Cal. |
Min. |
Cal. |
Min. |
Std. |
Min. |
Std. |
Min. |
Std. |
Min. |
| 1 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
65.3 |
65.3 |
62.3 |
62.3 |
62.9 |
63.3 |
59.9 |
60.3 |
63.8 |
63.8 |
60.8 |
60.8 |
20.0 |
20.0 |
| 4 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
56.3 |
56.3 |
53.3 |
53.3 |
51.4 |
52.2 |
48.4 |
49.2 |
51.8 |
51.8 |
48.8 |
48.8 |
23.0 |
23.0 |
| 8 |
5.8 |
5.8 |
51.8 |
51.8 |
48.8 |
48.8 |
44.9 |
46.0 |
41.9 |
43.0 |
45.7 |
45.7 |
42.7 |
42.7 |
24.5 |
24.5 |
| 10 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
50.3 |
50.3 |
47.03 |
47.3 |
42.5 |
43.8 |
39.5 |
40.8 |
43.8 |
43.8 |
40.8 |
40.8 |
25.0 |
25.0 |
| 16 |
8.2 |
8.2 |
47.2 |
47.2 |
44.2 |
44.2 |
37.3 |
39.0 |
34.3 |
36.0 |
39.7 |
39.7 |
36.7 |
36.7 |
25.0 |
25.0 |
| 31.25 |
11.7 |
11.7 |
45.8 |
42.9 |
39.9 |
39.9 |
28.8 |
31.2 |
25.8 |
28.2 |
33.9 |
33.9 |
30.9 |
30.9 |
23.6 |
23.6 |
| 62.5 |
17.0 |
17.0 |
44.3 |
38.4 |
35.4 |
35.4 |
18.0 |
21.4 |
15.0 |
18.4 |
27.9 |
27.9 |
24.9 |
24.9 |
21.5 |
21.5 |
| 100 |
22.0 |
22.0 |
35.3 |
35.3 |
32.3 |
32.3 |
8.9 |
13.3 |
5.9 |
10.3 |
23.8 |
23.8 |
20.8 |
20.8 |
20.1 |
20.1 |
| 155 |
- |
28.1 |
- |
32.4 |
- |
29.4 |
- |
4.3 |
- |
1.3 |
- |
20.0 |
- |
17.0 |
- |
18.8 |
| 200 |
- |
32.4 |
- |
30.8 |
- |
27.8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
17.8 |
- |
14.8 |
- |
18.0 |
| 250 |
- |
36.9 |
- |
29.3 |
- |
26.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
15.8 |
- |
12.8 |
- |
17.3 |
| 400 |
- |
48.5 |
- |
26.3 |
- |
23.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
11.8 |
- |
8.8 |
- |
15.9 |
*Frequencies beyond the TIA and ISO requirements are for information only.
Bulk Category 5e Wire Cable Electrical Characteristics
Input Impedance: 100 ± 15Ω (.772 to 100 MHz)
Maximum Resistance Unbalance: 5%
Maximum Capacitance Unbalance: 330 pF/100 meters
Maximum Delay Skew: 45 ns/100 meters
Nominal Velocity of Propagation (NVP): riser, 68%; plenum, 70%
