Cat6 Cable is a cable standard for Gigabit Ethernet and other network protocol, suitable for 10BaseT, 100BaseTx & 1000BaseT (Gigabit Ethernet) application. 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 Test) : BS EN 60332-1-2
Conductor : 23AWG solid bare copper.
Insulation : PE.
Twinning : Two coloured insulated conductors twisted together to form a pair.
Inner Sheath : Flame retardant, low smoke and halogen-free polyolefin, coloured black.
Armouring :
CWB : Copper Wire Braid
SWB : Steel Wire Braid
SWA : Steel Wire Armour
Outer Sheath : Thermoplastic PVC compound.
Outer Sheath Option : UV resistance, hydrocarbon resistance, oil resistance, anti-rodent and anti-termite properties can be offered as option. Compliance to fire performance standard (IEC 60332-1, IEC 60332-3, UL 1581, UL 1666 etc) depends on the oxygen index of the PVC compound and the overall cable design. LSPVC can also be provided upon request.
Cat6F/UTP : These cables have collective shielding of Aluminium/polyester tape with drain wire.
Cat6SF/UTP : These cables have double collective shielding of Aluminium/polyester tape & copper wire braid with drain wire.
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 | 23 | |
| Nominal Conductor Diameter | mm | 0.56/0.57/0.58 |
| Maximum DC Resistance@20°C | Ω/100m | 9.38 |
| Maximum DCR Unbalance | % | 3 |
| Maximum Mutual Capacitance | pF/m | 5.8 |
| Maximum Capacitance Unbalance | pF/100m | 30 |
| Characteristic Impedance@1-100MHz | Ω | 100±15 |
| Maximum Propagation Delay Skew | ns/100m | 18 |
| FREQ | Attenuation | NEXT | PSNEXT | ELFEXT | PSELFEXT | RL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MHz | dB/100m | dB | dB | dB/100m | dB/100m | dB |
| 0.772 | 1.8 | 76.0 | 74. | 70.0 | 67.0 | — |
| 1 | 2.0 | 74.3 | 72.3 | 67.8 | 64.8 | 20.0 |
| 4 | 3.8 | 65.3 | 63.3 | 55.7 | 52.7 | 23.0 |
| 8 | 5.3 | 60.8 | 58.8 | 49.7 | 46.7 | 24.5 |
| 10 | 6.0 | 59.3 | 57.3 | 47.8 | 44.8 | 25.0 |
| 16 | 7.6 | 56.3 | 54.3 | 43.7 | 40.7 | 25.0 |
| 20 | 8.5 | 54.8 | 52.8 | 41.7 | 38.7 | 25.0 |
| 25 | 9.5 | 53.3 | 51.3 | 39.8 | 36.8 | 24.3 |
| 31.25 | 10.7 | 51.9 | 49.9 | 37.9 | 34.9 | 23.6 |
| 62.5 | 15.4 | 47.4 | 45.4 | 31.8 | 28.8 | 21.5 |
| 100 | 19.8 | 44.3 | 42.3 | 27.8 | 24.8 | 20.1 |
| 155 | 25.2 | 41.5 | 39.5 | 23.9 | 20.9 | 18.8 |
| 200 | 29.0 | 39.8 | 37.8 | 21.7 | 18.7 | 18.0 |
| 250 | 32.8 | 38.3 | 36.3 | 19.8 | 16.8 | 17.3 |
| Cable Code | Construction No. of Elements×No. of Cores in Element×Conductor Diameter | Nominal Insulation Thickness | Nominal Inner Sheath Thickness | Nominal Outer Sheath Thickness | Approx. Overall Diameter | Nominal Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mm | mm | mm | mm | mm | kg/km | |
| CAT6U/UTP4P23 CWB | 4×2×0.56/0.57 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 7.88 | 115 |
| CAT6U/UTP4P23 SWB | 4×2×0.56/0.57 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 7.88 | 109 |
| CAT6U/UTP4P23 SWA | 4×2×0.56/0.57 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 8.88 | 189 |
| CAT6F/UTP4P23 CWB | 4×2×0.57/0.58 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 8.48 | 126 |
| CAT6F/UTP4P23 SWB | 4×2×0.57/0.58 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 8.48 | 132 |
| CAT6F/UTP4P23 SWA | 4×2×0.57/0.58 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 9.48 | 213 |
| CAT6SF/UTP4P23 CWB | 4×2×0.57/0.58 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 8.96 | 154 |
| CAT6SF/UTP4P23 SWB | 4×2×0.57/0.58 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 8.96 | 148 |
| CAT6SF/UTP4P23 SWA | 4×2×0.57/0.58 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 9.96 | 242 |
