Cat 5E UTP Cable
 

Cat 5E UTP Cable

Descriptions:
Cat 5 cable is typically used in the Local Area Networks (LAN) and premise cabling. Cat 5E cabling is an enhanced version of Cat 5 cabling.  
 
                     
Materials:
Conductive material : Wire made of soft annealed electrolytic copper      
Conductor insulation : HDPE, FRPE, 100% FEP        
Ripcord : Under jacket (For Bare Solid Copper)        
Jacket : FRPVC      
                     
Technical Characteristics:
Conductor diameter : 24 AWG        
Insulated conductor diameter : 0.036" ± 0.001" (0.92 ± 0.02 mm)        
Outer cable diameter : 5.3 ± 0.2 mm (0.2" ± 0.008")        
Jacket thickness : 0.024" (0.6 mm)        
Minimum bend radius : 4 outer cable diameters    
Conductor elongation : 14% minimum            
Installation temperature : -10°C – +50°C            
Operating temperature : -40°C – +60°C            
Weight per 1000 ft (304.8 m) : ≈ 8.5 kg (18.8 lbs)            
Rip cord has a breaking strength of 22 lbs (98 N)            
             
Electrical Characteristics:
Impedance : 100 +/- 15 Ohm            
Mutual capacitance, max. nf /1000 ft : 17.1            
DC resistance, max. ohm/1000 ft : 28.6            
Propagation delay skew : 25ns/100 Max            
Normal velocity of propagation : Plenum 100% FEP insulated 69%/ Non Plenum insulated 66%  
Attenuation-to-Crosstalk ration : At 100MHz, min. is 12.2dB, typical is 18.2dB and 155MHz, min. is 4.2dB, typical is 12.8dB