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Flame Retardant CAT5e Data Cables

FTX-CAT5e U/UTP4P24
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Flame Retardant Data Cables

APPLICATION
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.

STANDARDS
Basic design to EN50173

FIRE PERFORMANCE

Flame Retardance (Single Vertical
Wire Test)

EN 60332-1-2; IEC 60332-1-2; BS EN 60332-1-2; VDE
0482-332-1 ; NBN C 30-004 (cat. F1); NF C32-070-2.1(C2); CEI 20-35/1-2; EN 50265-2-1*; DIN VDE 0482-265-2-1*

Reduced Fire Propagation
(Vertically-mounted bundled wires
& cable test)

EN 60332-3-24 (cat. C); IEC 60332-3-24; BS EN 60332-3-24; VDE 0482-332-3; NBN C 30-004 (cat. F2); NF C32-070-2.2(C1); CEI 20-22/3-4; EN 50266-2-4*; DIN VDE 0482-266-2-4

Halogen Free

IEC 60754-1; EN 50267-2-1; DIN VDE 0482-267-2-1; CEI 20-37/2-1 ; BS 6425-1*

No Corrosive Gas Emission

IEC 60754-2; EN 50267-2-2; DIN VDE 0482-267-2-2; CEI 20-37/2-2 ; BS 6425-2*

minimum Smoke Emission

IEC 61034-1&2; EN 61034 -1&2; DIN VDE 0482-1034-1&2; CEI 20-37/3-1&2; EN 50268-1&2*; BS 7622-1&2*

No Toxic gases

NES 02-713; NF C 20-454

Note: Asterisk * denotes superseded standard.

VOLTAGE RATING
60V

CABLE CONSTRUCTION
Conductors: 24AWG solid bare copper.
Insulation: HDPE.
Twinning: Two coloured insulated conductors twisted together to form a pair.
Outer Sheath: Thermoplastic LSZH compound type LTS3 as per BS 7655-6.1 (Thermosetting LSZH
compound type SW2-SW4 as per BS 7655:section 2.6 can be offered.)
Cat5E F/UTP: These cables have collective shielding of aluminium/Polyester tape with drain wire.
Cat5E SF/UTP: These cables have double collective shieldings of aluminium/Polyester tape &
copper wire braid.

COLOUR CODE
Insulation Colour: See technical information
Outer sheath: Black or blue

Physical AND THERMAL PROPERTIES
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

Electrical Properties

AWG

 

24

Nominal Conductor Diameter

mm

0.53

maximum DC Resistant@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

Transmission Properties

FREQ
mHz

maximum
Attenuation dB/100m

minimum
NEXT
dB

minimum
PSNEXT
dB

minimum
ELFEXT
dB/100m

minimum
PSELFEXT
dB/100m

minimum
RL
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

CONSTRUCTION PARAMETERS

Cable Code

Conductor
Diameter

Diameter Over Insulation

Pairs

Screen

Nominal Overall Diameter

 

mm

mm

 

 

mm

Cat5E U/UTP

0.5/0.51

0.91

4

Nil

5.1

Cat5E F/UTP

0.53

1.00

4

Overall Aluminum Tape Screen

6.3

Cat5E SF/UTP

0.53

1.00

4

Overall Aluminum Tape Screen & Copper Wire Braid

6.6