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Category 6 High Performance UTP Copper Cable

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Construction:

  • Conductor: 23 AWG (.0224") solid bare copper
  • Color Code:
    • Pair 1: Blue - White
    • Pair 2: Orange - White
    • Pair 3 - Green - White
    • Pair 4: Brown - White
  • Jacket:
    • Riser - Flame Retardant PVC, UL Listed Type FT4 per UL 444
    • Plenum - Low Smoke Flame Retardant PVC, UL Listed Type FT6 per UL 444
  • Cabling: Four twisted pairs are cabled around a cross-talk reduction separator with a left-hand lay

Category 6 Electrical characteristics*:

  • Characteristic Impedance: 100 ± 15Ω (1.0 to 250 MHz)
  • Maximum Conductor Resistance: 8.0 Ω / 100 Meters @ 20° C
  • Maximum Resistance Unbalanced: 5%
  • Maximum Mutual Capacitance: 5.6 nF/100 Meters @ 1kHz
  • Maximum Delay Skew: 45 ns/100 Meters
  • Nominal velocity of propagation (NVP): CMR 69%; CMP 75%

*Discrete values are for information only. Equations for swept frequencies govern limits.

Applications

  • 2.5/5GBASE-T Ethernet
  • 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet
  • 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet
  • 10BASE-T Ethernet
  • 155/622/1000 Mbps ATM
  • Broadband Video
  • Analog Voice/VoIP
  • Supports all IEEE standards for DC power delivery over 4-pair cabling when installed in accordance with TIA Telecommunications Systems Bulletin TSB-184-A, Guidelines for Supporting Power Delivery Over Balanced Twisted-Pair Cabling
  • All other applications developed for operation over Category 6 cabling

Features

  • Offers guaranteed headroom to Category 6 ANSI/TIA-568.2-D cable requirements
  • Components are twisted into pairs with varying left-hand lays to minimize cross-talk
  • Reverse sequential numbering to eliminate guesswork of footage in box or reel
  • Compatible with OCC Cat 6 jacks and patch panels for optimal system performance
  • Available in Riser and Plenum, UTP
  • REELEX Tangle and Twist-Free Packaging Technology

Standards

  • ANSI/TIA 568-C.2
  • ISO/IEC 11801, 2nd edition, class E and category 6
  • ICEA S-102-700 (Cat 6)
  • NEC/CEC Type CMR (UL 1666) Non-Plenum
  • NEC/CEC Type CMP (NFPA262) Plenum

Specifications

Download Drawing
Part Number Description UOM OD Weight PDF DWG/ZIP  
OCC-U64HR-XX Category 6 High Performance CMR Cable Box 0.227" 24 lbs Download Download
OCC-U64HPLM-XX Category 6 High Performance CMP Cable Box 0.22" 28 lbs Download Download
* Replace "XX" with color coded, 05 = Blue, 07 = White. Others colors available, contact OCC Inside Sales for available colors.

Electrical Performance - Category 6 High Performance UTP Riser and Plenum

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