Category 3 Premise Backbone Cable (16MHz), DIW 50 Pair, 24 AWG Solid Bare Copper Conductors, U/UTP, Plenum-CMP, PVC-LS Jacket
Specifications
Specifications
Product Overview
| Suitable Applications | Premise Backbone Cable, Ethernet 10BASE-T, Analog Phone, FAX |
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Construction Details
Conductor
| Size | Stranding | Material | Number of Pairs |
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| 24 AWG | Solid | BC - Bare Copper | 50 |
Insulation
| Material | Color Code |
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| PVC - Polyvinyl Chloride | Western Electric (Non-Striped) Bound in 25 Pair Sub-Units, Binder 1: Blue/White, Binder 2: Orange/White |
Outer Jacket
| Material | Material Trade Name | Nom. Diameter | Ripcord |
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| PVC - Polyvinyl Chloride | Flamarrest® | 0.540 in (13.7 mm) | Yes |
Electrical Characteristics
Electricals
| Max. Conductor DCR | Max. Capacitance Unbalance |
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| 93.8 Ohm/km (28.6 Ohm/1000ft) | 330 pF/100m |
Delay
| Frequency | Max. Delay | Max. Delay Skew | Nom. Velocity of Prop. |
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| 16 MHz | 543 ns/100m | 45 ns/100m | 61% |
High Frequency
| Frequency [MHz] | Max. Insertion Loss (Attenuation) | Min. NEXT [dB] | Min. PSNEXT [dB] | Min. ACR [dB] | Min. PSACR [dB] | Min. RL (Return Loss) [dB] | Max./Min. Fitted Impedance [Ohm] |
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| 0.772 | 2.2 dB/100m | 47.0 | 43.0 | 50.1 | 46.1 | | |
| 1 | 2.6 dB/100m | 45.0 | 41.0 | 47.8 | 43.8 | 12.0 | 100 ± 15 |
| 4 | 5.6 dB/100m | 36.0 | 32.0 | 36.0 | 32.0 | 12.0 | 100 ± 15 |
| 8 | 8.5 dB/100m | 31.0 | 28.0 | 28.3 | 24.3 | 12.0 | 100 ± 15 |
| 10 | 9.7 dB/100m | 30.0 | 26.0 | 26.2 | 22.3 | 12.0 | 100 ± 15 |
| 16 | 13.1 dB/100m | 27.0 | 23.0 | 20.1 | 16.1 | 10.0 | 100 ± 15 |
Voltage
| UL Voltage Rating |
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| 300 V (CMP) |
Mechanical Characteristics
Temperature
| UL Temperature | Operating | Installation | Storage |
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| 60°C | -30°C To +60°C | 0°C To +50°C | -30°C To +60°C |
Bend Radius
| Stationary Min. | Installation Min. |
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| 5.5 in (140 mm) | 11.0 in (279 mm) |
| Max. Pull Tension | 300 lbs (140 kg) |
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| Bulk Cable Weight | 205 lbs/1000ft |
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Standards and Compliance
| Environmental Suitability | Plenum, Indoor |
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| Flammability / Reaction to Fire | NFPA 262, UL 910 (Plenum), FT6, IEC 60332-1-2 |
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| CPR Compliance | CPR Euroclass: Eca; CPR UKCA Class: Eca |
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| NEC / UL Compliance | CMP |
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| CEC / C(UL) Compliance | CMP |
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| ICEA Compliance | S-90-661 |
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| NEMA Compliance | NEMA WC-63.1 |
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| Data Category | Category 3 |
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| TIA/EIA Compliance | ANSI/TIA-568.2-D Category 3 |
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| European Directive Compliance | EU CE Mark, EU Directive 2015/863/EU (RoHS 2 amendment), REACH, EU Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS 2), EU Directive 2012/19/EU (WEEE), REACH: 2020-01-16 |
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| UK Regulation Compliance | UKCA Mark |
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| APAC Compliance | China RoHS II (GB/T 26572-2011) |
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| Non-Plenum Number | DIW50 |
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Product Notes
| Notes | Electrical values are expected performance based on cable testing and representative performance within a typical Belden system. Print Includes Descending Footage/Meter Markings. |
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History
| Update and Revision | Revision Number: 0.461 Revision Date: 01-20-2023 |
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