Category 6, 4-Pair, 23 AWG Solid Unscreened U/UTP Cable, CMP, White, 1000 ft - Signamax BC6-4P-WH

Category 6 4-pair solid conductor cable is ETL verified, manufactured to the highest quality standards, and exceeds all performance specifications for category 6 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 6 requirements
• 1,000-foot “tangle-free” cartons
• Available in four colors

Specifications

TRANSMISSION PERFORMANCE

ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-C.2: exceeds category 6 (1 – 250 MHz) component specifications

ISO/IEC 11801, CENELEC EN 50173: exceeds category 6 (1 – 250 MHz) component specifications

TYPICAL PERFORMANCE:

Impedance: 125 Ohm ± 20 % @ 64 kHz

100 Ohm ± 15 % @ 1-255 MHz

Frequency, MHz	Insertion Loss, dB/100 m (20 °C) max	NEXT Loss, dB min	PSNEXT Loss, dB min
1		66.0	64.0
4	3.8	65.3	63.3
10	6.0	59.3	57.3
16	7.6	56.2	54.2
20	8.5	54.8	52.8
31.25	10.7	51.9	49.9
62.5	15.5	47.4	45.4
100	19.9	44.3	42.3
150	25.3	41.4	39.4
200	29.2	39.8	37.8
250	33.0	38.3	36.3

CONSTRUCTION

CONDUCTOR:

Material bare copper

Size 23 AWG

Size 24 AWG (BC6-2110B only)

Construction 1/0.560 ± 0.02 mm (1/0.0221 ± 0.001 in)

INSULATION:

Material FR-HDPE

Thickness max average: 0.24 mm (0.010 in),

min at any point: 0.18 mm (0.007 in)

Diameter 1.04 ± 0.06 mm (0.041 ± 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: 0.40 mm (0.016 in)

Diameter 6.3 ± 0.3 mm (0.25 ± 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 2 %

Capacitance unbalance max 160 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 50288-5-1, IEC 61156-6, 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, 10GBASE-T (up to 55 m),

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