XG Category 6A FTP Cable
1859218-X
Description
AMP NETCONNECT Category 6A FTP cables exceed TIA/EIA-568-B.2-10 Category 6A and ISO/IEC 11801:2002
Class EA performance requirements by significant margins on all parameters. The AMP NETCONNECT Category 6A
System complies with all of the performance requirements for current and proposed applications such as 10 Gigabit
Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet (1000BASE-Tx), 10/100BASE-Tx, token ring, 155 Mbps ATM, 100 Mbps TPPMD, ISDN,
analog and digital video and analog and digital voice (VoIP).
Specification (text in brackets [ ] requires a choice)
Horizontal cabling shall be 23 AWG, 4-pair FTP, Jacket LSZH rated and shall be independently verified for
compliance. Cable jacketing shall be [white, gray, blue]. Cable shall meet all the requirements of TIA 568-B.2-10 as
well as the performance requirements listed in the following table: [include Performance Characteristics tables
from page 2].
Cable shall be independently verified for performance and characterized to 500 MHz. Independent verification for
flammability compliance shall be to NEC article 800 and UL 444. Cable shall be supplied on reels box. Horizontal
cable shall be AMP NETCONNECT part number [1859218-X (X denotes jacket color)].
Part Numbers
Description
Category 6A (XG) FTP Cable, 4-Pair
UL/NEC Rating
Packaging
LSZH
1000FT (305m) WR
Part Numbers
1859218-X
X denotes jacket color: -2 = White, -4 = Gray, -6 = Blue
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Specifications subject to change without notice.
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XG Category 6A FTP Cable
1859218-X
Performance Characteristics (meet or exceed EIA/TIA and ISO requirements)
Frequency
(MHz)
4
8
10
16
20
25
31.25
62.5
100
150
200
250
300
500
ATTENUATION
NEXT
(dB/100m)
(dB, WORST PR)
PSNEXT
ELFEXT
PSELFEXT DELAY
(dB)
(dB, WORST PR)
(dB)
(ns/100m)
RL
(dB)
MAXIMUM
MINUMUM
MINUMUM
MINUMUM
MINUMUM
MAXIMUM
MINUMUM
3.7
5.2
5.9
7.4
8.3
9.3
10.4
14.9
19.0
23.6
27.5
31.0
34.2
45.3
65.3
60.8
59.3
56.2
54.8
53.3
51.9
47.4
44.3
41.7
39.8
38.3
37.1
33.8
63.3
58.8
57.3
54.2
52.8
51.3
49.9
45.4
42.3
39.7
37.8
36.3
35.1
31.8
55.8
49.7
47.8
43.7
41.8
39.8
37.9
31.9
27.8
24.3
21.8
19.8
18.3
13.8
52.8
46.7
44.8
40.7
38.8
36.8
34.9
28.9
24.8
21.3
18.8
16.8
15.3
10.8
552
547
545
543
542
541
540
539
538
537
537
536
536
536
23.0
24.5
25.0
25.0
25.0
24.3
23.6
21.5
20.1
18.9
18.0
17.3
16.8
15.2
IMPEDANCE ACR (dB)
(ohms)
MINUMUM
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
22
22
22
25
25
25
61
55
53
49
46
44
41
32
24
16.8
10.6
5.3
-
Technical Details
Materials
Electrical Characteristics
Conductors –
Insulation –
Jacket –
Filler –
Impedance –
Propagation delay –
Skew –
Mutual capacitance –
Conductor resistance –
Nominal Velocity of Propagation –
Mechanical Characteristics
Bend radius –
Operating temperature –
Storage temperature –
Approvals
Safety –
Performance –
RoHS Compliant
23 AWG, Solid Copper, (Ø.0225 ± .0001)
0.010in (Ø.044 ± .001), Polyethylene
0.020in nominal (Ø.283 nominal), LSZH
Polyethylene
100 ±15%, 1 – 62.5MHZ,
100 ±25%, 250 – 500MHZ
536 ns/100 m max. @ 250 MHz
45ns/100m @ 250MHz maximum
5.6 nF max/100 m
6.65 / 100m maximum @ 20°C
72%
The minimum bending radius is 8x outside diameter during installation and 4x the outside
diameter after installation 1"
-20 C to 60 C (-4° F – 140° F)
-20 C to 50 C
IEC 60332-1-2
IEC 60754-1
IEC 60754-2
IEC 61034-2
ETL Verified to:
TIA/EIA-568-B.2-10 “Performance
Specifications for 4-Pair 100 Augmented Category 6 Cabling and ISO/IEC 11801 Ed.2.1
Class EA”
Specifications subject to change without notice.
Revised 02/10
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