
Category 6A Unbonded – PVC Jacket
26 AWG solid bare copper conductors, non-plenum, Polyolefin insulation, twisted pairs, central spline, overall cabling PET tape, Separation tape, CM, PVC jacket.
- Availability
- Asia Pacific
- Status
- Active
Specifications
Product Overview
| Suitable Applications | Horizontal and building backbone Cable. Support current and future category 6 and 6A applications: such as 10GBase-T (10 Gigabit Ethernet), 1000Base-T (Gigabit Ethernet), 100Base-T, 10Base-T, ISDN, ATM as well as PoE application etc. |
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Construction Details
| Cable Core Table Notes | All Cores laid up together with Central Spline fillers & wrapped with Seperator tape + PET Tape. |
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| Overall Cable Diameter (Nominal) | 5.7 mm (0.22 in) |
Conductor
| Size | 26 AWG |
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| Stranding | Solid |
| Material | BC - Bare Copper |
| No. of Pairs | 4 |
Insulation
| Material | PO - Polyolefin |
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| Nom. Insulation Diameter | 0.83 mm (0.033 in) |
Outer Jacket
| Material | PVC - Polyvinyl Chloride |
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Electrical Characteristics
| Electricals Table Notes | The utilization of 26 AWG conductor which does not meet the 24 to 22 AWG conductor size of horizontal cable in ANSI/TIA-568.2-D, resulting in increased attenuation which derates the maximum permanent link of the cable to 60 meters. |
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Electricals
| Max. Conductor DCR | 148 Ohm/km @ 20 Deg. C |
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Delay
| Max. Delay Skew | 44 ns/60m |
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| Nom. Velocity of Prop. | 67% |
High Frequency
| Frequency [MHz] | Max. Insertion Loss (Attenuation) | Min. NEXT [dB] | Min. PSNEXT [dB] | Min. ACRF (ELFEXT) [dB] | Min. PSACRF (PSELFEXT) [dB] | Min. RL (Return Loss) [dB] |
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| 1 | 1.9 dB/60m | 65 | 62 | 64.2 | 61.2 | 19.1 |
| 4 | 3.5 dB/60m | 64.1 | 61.8 | 52.1 | 49.1 | 21 |
| 8 | 5.0 dB/60m | 59.4 | 57 | 46.1 | 43.1 | 21 |
| 10 | 5.5 dB/60m | 57.8 | 55.5 | 44.2 | 41.2 | 21 |
| 16 | 7.0 dB/60m | 54.6 | 52.2 | 40.1 | 37.1 | 20 |
| 20 | 7.8 dB/60m | 53.1 | 50.7 | 38.2 | 35.2 | 19.5 |
| 25 | 8.8 dB/60m | 51.5 | 49.1 | 36.2 | 33.2 | 19 |
| 31.25 | 9.8 dB/60m | 50 | 47.5 | 34.3 | 31.3 | 18.5 |
| 100 | 18.8 dB/60m | 41.8 | 39.3 | 24.2 | 21.1 | 14 |
| 200 | 26.1 dB/60m | 36.9 | 34.3 | 18.2 | 15.2 | 11 |
| 250 | 29.5 dB/60m | 35.3 | 32.7 | 16.2 | 13.2 | 10 |
| 300 | 32.7 dB/60m | 34 | 31.4 | 14.6 | 11.6 | 9.2 |
| 400 | 38.4 dB/60m | 29.9 | 27.1 | 12.1 | 9.1 | 8 |
| 500 | 43.8 dB/60m | 26.7 | 23.8 | 10.2 | 7.2 | 8 |
Voltage
| Voltage Rating | 72 V DC |
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| Breakdown Voltage | 2.5 kV DC for 2 Sec. |
Mechanical Characteristics
| Max. Pull Tension | 110 N (25 lbf) |
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| Bulk Cable Weight | 29 kg/km (19 lbs/1000ft) |
Temperature
| Operating | -20°C to + 75°C |
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| Storage | -20°C to + 60°C |
Bend Radius
| Installation Min. | 45 mm (1.8 in) |
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Standards and Compliance
| Environmental Suitability | Indoor |
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| Flammability / Reaction to Fire | UL1685 |
| NEC / UL Compliance | CM |
| CEC / C(UL) Compliance | CM. |
| Data Category | Category 6A |
| TIA/EIA Compliance | ANSI/TIA 568.2-D |
| ISO/IEC Compliance | IEC 61156-5, ISO/IEC 11801 |
| European Directive Compliance | EU Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS 2) |
| APAC Compliance | China RoHS II (GB/T 26572-2011) |
History
| Update and Revision | Revision Number: 0.16 Revision Date: 02-26-2026 |
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Resources
Belden SMART6A technical datasheet10GXM13 Category 6A Cable - Product BulletinDataTuff Fiber Optic Renewable Grade Cable10GXS Cable Product Bulletin10GXW Cable Product BulletinDataTuff Cat 6A High Flex Industrial Ethernet CableCopper CatalogBlade Slot Selection TableBelden Cable Prep Tool Instructions
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