Category 5e, 4-Pair, 24 AWG Solid Unscreened U/UTP Cable, CMP, Gray, 1000 ft - Signamax BC5E-4P-GY Discontinued

Category 5e 4-pair solid conductor cable is ETL verified, manufactured to the highest quality standards, and exceeds all performance specifications for category 5e as defined in ANSI/TIA-568-C.2, ISO/IEC 11801 2nd Edition, CENELEC EN 50173-1, and CENELEC EN 50288. Cable is available in plenum (UL CMP) and riser (UL CMR) versions and is supplied in “tangle-free” cartons of 305 m (1,000 ft). Cable is available in a variety of popular colors. Cable is RoHS compliant per European Union Directive 2002/95/EC.

Key Features

• Transmission performance exceeds standard category 5e requirements
• 1,000-foot “tangle-free” cartons
• Available in four colors

Specifications

TRANSMISSION PERFORMANCE

ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-C.2: exceeds category 5e (1-100 MHz) component level specifications

ISO/IEC 11801, CENELEC EN 50173: exceeds category 5 (1-100 MHz) component level specifications

TYPICAL PERFORMANCE:

Impedance: 102 Ohm ± 15 % @ 772 kHz

100 Ohm ± 15 % @ 1-125 MHz

Frequency, MHz	Insertion Loss, dB/100 m (20 °C) max	NEXT Loss, dB min	PSNEXT Loss, dB min	SRL, dB min
1	2.0	68.3	66.3	20
4	4.1	59.3	57.3	23
8	5.8	54.8	52.8	24.5
10	6.6	53.3	51.3	25
16	8.2	50.3	48.3	25
20	9.3	48.8	46.8	25
25	10.4	47.3	45.3	24.3
31.25	11.7	45.9	43.9	23.6
62.5	17.0	41.4	39.4	21.5
100	22.0	38.3	36.3	20.1
155	28.1	35.5	33.5	18.8

CONSTRUCTION

CONDUCTOR:

Material bare copper

Size 24 AWG

Construction 1/0.508 ± 0.02 mm (1/0.0200 ± 0.001 in)

INSULATION:

Material FR-HDPE

Thickness max average: 0.201 mm (0.0079 in),

min at any point: 0.141 mm (0.0056 in)

Diameter 0.91 ± 0.06 mm (0.036 ± 0.002 in)

Color coding blue/white-blue

orange/white-orange

green/white-green

brown/white-brown

Elongation min 300 %

Tensile strength min 1.682 kg/mm2 (0.0058 psi)

SHEATH:

Material CMR PVC

Thickness average: 0.50 mm (0.020 in), min at any point: 0.45 mm (0.018 in)

Diameter 5.2 ± 0.3 mm (0.21 ± 0.01 in)

Color 7 standard colors (see ORDERING INFORMATION)

Elongation min 100 %

Tensile strength min 1.407 kg/mm2 (0.005 psi)

Aging at 100°C for 168 hrs min elongation retention: 50 %, min tensile strength retention: 75 %

MECHANICAL

Tensile strength > 400 N (90 lbf)

Minimum bend radius 25 mm (1 in)

ELECTRICAL

Spark test 2,000 ± 250 Vac

Dielectric strength 2,500 Vdc / 3 seconds

Insulation resistance min 150 MOhm/km (46 MOhm/kft)

Conductor resistance max 9.38 Ohm / 100 m (328 ft) @ 20 °C

Resistance unbalance max 5 %

Capacitance unbalance max 330 pF / 100 m (328 ft)

Mutual capacitance max 5,600 pF / 100 m (328 ft)

COMPLIANCE

ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-C.2, ISO/IEC 11801, CENELEC EN 50173-1, CENELEC EN 50288-3-1, IEC 61156-5, IEC 60332-1-2, UL 444, UL 1666

APPLICATIONS

X.21, V.11, S0, ISDN, CSMA/CD 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 100BASE-T4, 100BASE-T2, 1000BASE-T, TR 4/16/100, 100BASE-VG, ATM LAN 25/51/155, TP-PMD

WARRANTY

5-year limited component warranty

10-year Signamax Link/Channel Warranty

15-year Signamax Extended Component Warranty

25-year Signamax Cabling System Warranty