Product Datasheet Belden 7812E P/N - 46078 Rev.3A Page 1 of 2 CAT 6 UTP PVC Date 01-05-2001 Application Horizontal and building backbone cable. Support current Category 5, Category 5 enhanced and future Category 6 applications, such as: 10 Base-T, 100 Base-T, 1000 Base-T (Gigabit Ethernet), FDDI, ATM Standards General standards: ISO/IEC 11801, EN 50173, TIA/EIA 568-A-5 enhanced nd nd Future standards like: ISO/IEC 11801 2 edition, EN 50173 2 edition und prEN 50288-3-1 Construction & Dimensions Construction: Unshielded 4 twisted pairs Conductor: solid bare copper Conductor diameter: AWG 23 (0,57 mm) Conductor insulation material: Polyethylene (PE) Colour code Diameter over insulation: 1.05 mm 0.05 mm Pair 1 White-Blue/Blue Jacket material: PVC (Flame retardant) Pair 2 White-Orange/Orange Outer diameter: 6.5 mm 0.3 mm Pair 3 White-Green/Green Pair 4 White-Brown/Brown Electrical characteristics (at 20 C) Attenuation Frequency 1 4 10 16 20 31.2 62.5 100 155 200 250 MHz 1) Spec. (Max.) 4.0 4.0 6.0 7.6 8.5 10.7 15.5 19.9 25.3 29.1 33.0 dB/ 100m Typical 1.8 3.5 5.7 7.3 8.2 10.4 15.1 19.4 24.3 27.5 30.8 dB/ 100m NEXT (Near end crosstalk) Frequency 1 4 10 16 20 31.2 62.5 100 155 200 250 MHz 1) Spec. (Min.) 65 65 59 56 55 52 47 44 41 40 38 dB/ 100m Typical 80 76 70 67 66 63 58 55 51 49 45 dB/ 100m Power sum NEXT Frequency 1 4 10 16 20 31.2 62.5 100 155 200 250 MHz 1) Spec. (Min.) 65 65 57 54 53 50 45 42 39 38 36 dB/ 100m Typical 78 74 68 65 64 61 56 53 49 47 43 dB/ 100m Power sum ELFEXT Frequency 1 4 10 16 20 31.2 62.5 100 155 200 250 MHz 2) Spec. (Min.) 64 64 46 41 40 36 30 26 22 20 18 dB/ 100m Typical 70 64 57 51 49 45 39 35 31 29 27 dB/ 100m ACR Frequency 1 4 10 16 20 31.2 62.5 100 155 200 250 MHz 1) Spec. (Min.) 61.0 61.0 53.0 48.4 46.5 41.3 31.5 24.1 15.7 10.9 5.0 dB/ 100m Typical 78.2 72.5 64.3 59.7 57.8 52.6 42.9 35.6 26.7 21.5 14.2 dB/ 100m Power sum ACR Frequency 1 4 10 16 20 31.2 62.5 100 155 200 250 MHz 1) Spec. (Min.) 58.0 58.0 50.0 45.4 43.5 38.3 28.5 21.1 12.7 7.9 2.0 dB/ 100m Typical 76.2 70.5 62.3 57.7 55.8 50.6 40.9 33.6 24.7 19.5 12.2 dB/ 100m 1) : Specification values according to cable requirements of ISO/IEC 11801 category 6 2) : Specification values according to cable requirements of ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-A-5 (enhanced) Belden Wire & Cable B.V. All rights are reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited without the written consent of the copyright owner. All printing errors are subject to correction. Technical apecifications are subject to change without notice.Product Datasheet Belden 7812E P/N - 46078 Rev.3A Page 2 of 2 CAT 6 UTP PVC Date 01-05-2001 Electrical characteristics (at 20 C) Nominal mutual capacitance at 1 kHz 80 nF/km Maximum conductor DCR 77 Ohm/km NVP - Nominal Velocity of Propagation 0.70 c SKEW Propagation delay difference (100 MHz) typical 15 ns/100m Impedance 1 - 100 MHz 100 15 Ohm Impedance 100 - 250 MHz 100 18 Ohm General and environmental characteristics Temperature range - operation -20C - +60C Temperature range - installation +0C - +50C Minimum bending radius - operation 26 mm Minimum bending radius - installation 52 mm Maximum pulling tension 80 N Flame retardancy IEC 332-1 Energy of flame 555 kJ/m Weight (approx.) 43 kg/km Maximum operating voltage 48 V rms 1.4 A Maximum continuous current per conductor (25C) Ordering information MARKING Text on the cable jacket Inkjet printing BELDEN 7812E UTP CAT6 4PR AWG23 ISO/IEC 11801 EN 50173 VERIFIED 100 OHM Meter marking: Yes JACKET COLOUR Colour RAL code Belden colour code Grey RAL 7032 3136 Blue RAL 5015 3135 PACKAGING (PUT UP) Belden code Delivery length Weight Remark 46078 xxxx 179 305 m 13 kg Unreel box 46078 xxxx 079 305 m 13 kg Non returnable reel 46078 xxxx 240 500 m 23 kg Non returnable reel 46078 xxxx 241 1000 m 43 kg Non returnable reel xxxx: Belden colour code Belden Wire & Cable B.V. All rights are reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited without the written consent of the copyright owner. All printing errors are subject to correction. Technical apecifications are subject to change without notice.