Detailed Specifications & Technical Data
ENGLISH MEASUREMENT VERSION
1590A Multi-Conductor - Category 5e Nonbonded-Pair Cable
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General Description:
CAT5e (200MHz), 2-Pair, U/UTP-Unshielded, Plenum-CMP, Premise Horizontal Cable, 24 AWG solid bare
copper conductors FEP insulation, Ripcord, Flamarrest® jacket
Usage (Overall)
Suitable Applications:
Premise Horizontal Cable, Gigabit Ethernet, 100BaseTX, 100BaseVG ANYLAN, 155ATM, 622ATM,
NTSC/PAL Component or Composite Video, AES/EBU, Digital Video, RS-422
Physical Characteristics (Overall)
Conductor
AWG:
# Pairs AWG Stranding Conductor Material
2
24
Solid
BC - Bare Copper
Total Number of Conductors:
4
Insulation
Insulation Material:
Insulation Material
FEP - Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene
Outer Shield
Outer Shield Material:
Outer Shield Material
Unshielded
Outer Jacket
Outer Jacket Material:
Outer Jacket Trade Name Outer Jacket Material
Flamarrest®
LS PVC - Low Smoke Polyvinyl Chloride
Outer Jacket Diameter:
Nom. Dia. (in.)
0.165
Outer Jacket Ripcord:
Yes
Pair
Pair Color Code Chart:
Number Color
1
White/Blue Stripe & Blue
2
White/Orange Stripe & Orange
Mechanical Characteristics (Overall)
Operating Temperature Range:
-20°C To +75°C
Bulk Cable Weight:
21 lbs/1000 ft.
Max. Recommended Pulling Tension:
13 lbs.
Min. Bend Radius/Minor Axis:
1 in.
Min. Bend/Installation:
1.700 in.
Applicable Specifications and Agency Compliance (Overall)
Applicable Standards & Environmental Programs
NEC/(UL) Specification:
CMP, UL444
CEC/C(UL) Specification:
CMP
EU Directive 2011/65/EU (ROHS II):
Yes
EU CE Mark:
Yes
EU Directive 2000/53/EC (ELV):
Yes
EU Directive 2002/95/EC (RoHS):
Yes
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EU Directive 2002/95/EC (RoHS):
Yes
EU RoHS Compliance Date (mm/dd/yyyy):
01/01/2005
EU Directive 2002/96/EC (WEEE):
Yes
EU Directive 2003/11/EC (BFR):
Yes
CA Prop 65 (CJ for Wire & Cable):
Yes
MII Order #39 (China RoHS):
Yes
Telecommunications Standards:
568-B.2 Category 5e
Other Specification:
NEMA WC-63.1 Category 5e, UL verified to Category 5e
Flame Test
UL Flame Test:
NFPA 262
CSA Flame Test:
FT4, FT6
Plenum/Non-Plenum
Plenum (Y/N):
Yes
Non-Plenum Number:
1588A, 1588R
Electrical Characteristics (Overall)
Nom. Mutual Capacitance:
Capacitance (pF/ft)
14
Maximum Capacitance Unbalance (pF/100 m):
330
Nominal Velocity of Propagation:
VP (%)
72
Maximum Delay:
Delay (ns/100 m)
538 @ 100MHz
Max. Delay Skew:
Delay Skew (ns/100 m)
45
Maximum Conductor DC Resistance:
DCR @ 20°C (Ohm/100 m)
9.38
Max. Operating Voltage - UL:
Voltage
300 V RMS
Maximum DCR Unbalanced:
DCR Unbalance @ 20°C (%)
5
Electrical Characteristics-Premise (Overall)
Premise Cable Electrical Table 1:
Freq. (MHz) Max. Attenuation (dB/100 m) Min. NEXT (dB) Min. PSNEXT (dB) Min. ACR (dB) Min. PSACR (dB) Min RL (dB) Min. SRL (dB)
1
2.0
65.3
62.3
63.0
60.3
20.0
23.0
4
4.1
56.3
53.3
51.0
49.2
23.0
23.0
8
5.8
51.8
48.8
46.0
43.0
24.5
24.5
10
6.5
50.3
47.3
43.0
40.8
25.0
25.0
16
8.2
47.3
44.3
39.0
36.0
25.0
25.0
20
9.3
45.8
42.8
36.5
33.5
25.0
25.0
25
10.4
44.3
41.3
33.9
30.9
24.3
24.3
31.25
11.7
42.9
39.9
31.0
28.2
23.6
23.6
62.5
17.0
38.4
35.4
22.0
19.0
21.5
21.5
100
22.0
35.3
32.3
14.0
10.3
20.1
20.1
155
28.1
32.5
29.5
4.4
1.4
15.8
200
32.0
30.8
27.8
4.0
1.0
15.0
Premise Cable Electrical Table 2:
Freq. (MHz) Input (Unfitted) Imp. (Ohms) Fitted Impedance Min. ELFEXT (dB) Min. PSELFEXT (dB)
1
100 ± 15
100 ± 15
63.8
60.8
4
100 ± 15
100 ± 15
51.7
48.7
8
100 ± 15
100 ± 15
45.7
42.7
10
100 ± 15
100 ± 15
43.8
40.8
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16
100 ± 15
100 ± 15
39.7
36.7
20
100 ± 15
100 ± 15
37.7
34.7
25
100 ± 15
100 ± 15
35.8
32.8
31.25
100 ± 15
100 ± 15
33.9
30.9
62.5
100 ± 15
100 ± 15
27.8
24.9
100
100 ± 15
100 ± 15
23.8
20.8
155
100 ± 25
100 ± 15
19.9
16.9
200
100 ± 25
100 ± 15
17.7
14.7
Notes (Overall)
Notes: Jacket sequentially marked at 2 ft. intervals. Third party verified to TIA/EIA-568-B.2, Category 5e.
Put Ups and Colors:
Item #
Putup
Ship Weight
Color
1590A D151000
1,000 FT
16.000 LB
BLUE
1590A 8771000
1,000 FT
16.000 LB
NATURAL
Notes
Item Desc
CAT5E 2PR U/UTP CMP REEL
C
CAT5E 2PR U/UTP CMP REEL
Notes:
C = CRATE REEL PUT-UP.
Revision Number: 2
Revision Date: 08-06-2013
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