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.
ISO/IEC 11801 , EN 50173 , ANSI/TIA/EIA 568
| Flame Retardance (Single vertical wire or cable test) | IEC 60332-1-2; EN 60332-1-2 |
| Reduced Fire Propagation (Vertically-mounted bundled wires & cables test) | IEC 60332-3-24; EN 60332-3-24 |
| Halogen Free | IEC 60754-1; EN 50267-2-1 |
| No Corrosive Gas Emission | IEC 60754-2; EN 50267-2-2 |
| Minimum Smoke Emission | IEC 61034-2; EN 61034-2 |
Conductors : 24AWG solid bare copper.
Insulation : PE.
Twinning : Two coloured insulated conductors twisted together to form a pair.
Inner Sheath : Thermoplastic LSZH compound.
Armouring :
CWB : Copper Wire Braid
SWB : Steel Wire Braid
SWA : Steel Wire Armour
Outer Sheath : Thermoplastic LSZH compound type LTS3 as per BS 7655-6.1 (Thermosetting LSZH compound type SW2-SW4 as per BS 7655-2.6 can be offered).
Outer Sheath Option : UV resistance, hydrocarbon resistance, oil resistance, anti-rodent and anti-termite properties can be offered as option.
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.
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
| 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 |
| FREQ | Attenuation | NEXT | PSNEXT | ELFEXT | PSELFEXT | RL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MHz | dB/100m | dB | dB | dB/100m | dB/100m | dB |
| 0.772 | 1.8 | 67.0 | 64.0 | 66.0 | 63.0 | — |
| 1 | 2.0 | 65.3 | 62.3 | 63.8 | 60.8 | 20.0 |
| 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 |
| Cable Code | Construction No. of Elements×No. of Cores in Element×Conductor Diameter | Nominal Insulation Thickness | Nominal Inner Sheath Thickness | Nominal Outer Sheath Thickness | Aprrox. Overall Diameter | Nominal Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mm | mm | mm | mm | mm | kg/km | |
| CAT5EU/UTP4P24LH CWB | 4×2×0.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 7.68 | 102 |
| CAT5EU/UTP4P24LH SWB | 4×2×0.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 7.68 | 98 |
| CAT5EU/UTP4P24LH SWA | 4×2×0.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 8.68 | 170 |
| CAT5EF/UTP4P24LH CWB | 4×2×0.53 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 8.28 | 121 |
| CAT5EF/UTP4P24LH SWB | 4×2×0.53 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 8.28 | 117 |
| CAT5EF/UTP4P24LH SWA | 4×2×0.53 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 9.28 | 197 |
| CAT5ESF/UTP4P24LH CWB | 4×2×0.53 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 8.76 | 128 |
| CAT5ESF/UTP4P24LH SWB | 4×2×0.53 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 8.76 | 124 |
| CAT5ESF/UTP4P24LH SWA | 4×2×0.53 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 9.76 | 221 |
