TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
4 PAIR U/UTP CABLE
Augmented CATEGORY 6 (Cat. 6A)
(PVC and LZSH)
Document ID: 130126_CAT6A_U-UTP_General_Specification
1. SCOPE
This specification is based on the standards UL 444, ANSI/TIA-568-C.2, IEEE 802.3 and IEC 61156-5 Ed.2.0
and covers the requirements for Unshielded Twisted Pair (U/UTP) cables of 100 Ω, augmented
Category 6 (Cat.6A) for Wideband Technology.
Applicable cable size and type: 4 pairs, PVC sheath (CMX, CM, CMR, CMP) or LSZH sheath (332-1, 332-3)
2. PRODUCT SPECIFICATION
2.1 CONSTRUCTION
2.1.1 CONDUCTORS
Each conductor shall be solid Plain Annealed Copper wire, circular in cross-section,
uniform in quality and free from defects. The diameter of each conductor shall be AWG 23 with minimum
acceptable diameter of 0.546mm.
2.1.2 INSULATION
Each conductor shall be insulated with solid high density Polyethylene.
It shall be applied uniformly around the conductor without any defects.
The maximum diameter over the insulation shall be 1.22mm.
2.1.3 PAIRS
Two insulated conductors, designated "A" and "B" shall be uniformly twisted together to form a pair and the
separator applied into the cable core.
The insulation shall be coloured and striped longitudinally, as per Table 1.
The stripe colouring shall not be removable by normal stripping and wiring operations.
Table 1
1
2
3
4
ʺBʺConductor
ʺAʺConductor
Pair
No.
Base
White
White
White
White
Stripe
Blue
Orange
Green
Brown
Base
Blue
Orange
Green
Brown
Stripe
-
* The stripe marking shall be applied on the white colour .
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2.1.4 CABLE CORE ASSEMBLY
Two insulated conductors shall be twisted into a pair. Four twisted pairs shall be assembled into a cable core.
The separator shall be applied into the cable core.
2.1.5 SHEATH
The flame retardant PVC or PSZH (Low Smoke Zero Halogen) compound shall be applied over the cable core.
The shape of sheath shall provide improvements to the alien crosstalk parameters.
The sheath shall be uniformed and shall not have any defects.
Cable diameters shall conform to those listed in Table 2.
Jacket Spacer parameters are to be used as a guide only.
Table 2
Type
Outer Sheath
Thickness (mm)
CMP
Other
Jacket Spacer
Thickness (mm)
Cable External
Diameter (mm)
1.0 +/-0.1
1.2 +/- 0.1
8.5 +/-0.2
8.8 +/- 0.2
0.45 +/-0.05
0.50 +/- 0.05
2.1.6 SHEATH MARKING
The cable shall be marked on the outer sheath.
The specific legend requirements are given in Table 3.
Table 3
Category
Cat.6A
FlameGrade
SheathMarking
CM (default)
0000M Wideband UTP
4PR 23AWG CM CAT 6A 75C Verified (UL) Category 6
TIA/EIA-568-C.2ʹA‐Tickʹ N15017 MM/YY
Cat.6A
CMX
0000M Wideband UTP
4PR 23AWG CMX CAT 6A 75C Verified (UL) Category 6
TIA/EIA-568-C.2ʹA‐Tickʹ N15017 MM/YY
Cat.6A
CMR
0000M Wideband UTP
4PR 23AWG CMR CAT 6A 75C Verified (UL) Category 6
TIA/EIA-568-C.2ʹA‐Tickʹ N15017 MM/YY
Cat.6A
CMP
0000M Wideband UTP
4PR 23AWG CMP CAT 6A 75C Verified (UL) Category 6
TIA/EIA-568-C.2ʹA‐Tickʹ N15017 MM/YY
- 0000M : Meter marking starts from 0 (zero) to 305m at 1 meter intervals
- MM/YY: Manufactured Month/Year (each 2 digits)
- 'A-Tick' :
2.2 PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE
2.2.1 INSULATION
The un-aged tensile strength and elongation at break, measured in accordance with clause 7.3 of
UL 444 shall be minimum 16.5MPa and 300%, respectively.
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The un-aged tensile strength and elongation of FEP insulation, measured in accordance with clause 7.3 of
UL 444 shall be minimum 17.2MPa and 200%, respectively.
The heat-aged tensile strength and elongation at break, measured in accordance with clause 7.3 of
UL 444 shall be minimum 75% and 75% of un-aged, respectively.
The insulation shrinkage, measured in accordance with clause 7.4 of UL 444, shall not exceed 9.5mm.
The insulation cold bend, measured in accordance with clause 7.5 of UL 444, shall not show visible cracks.
2.2.2 SHEATH
The un-aged tensile strength and elongation of PVC sheath, measured in accordance with clause 7.8 of
UL 444 shall be minimum 17.24MPa and 100%, respectively.
The heat-aged tensile strength and elongation of PVC sheath, measured in accordance with clause 7.8 of
UL 444 shall be minimum 85% and 50% of un-aged, respectively.
2.2.2.1 For LSZH
The un-aged tensile strength and elongation of LSZH sheath, measured in accordance with clause 6.4.6 and
6.4.7 of IEC 61156-5 shall be minimum 9.0 MPa and 100%, respectively.
The heat-aged tensile strength and elongation of LSZH sheath, measured in accordance with clause 6.5.4
and 6.5.5 of IEC 61156-5 shall be minimum 70% and 50% of un-aged, respectively.
The LSZH compound shall be complied with IEC 60754-2 and IEC 61034.
2.2.3 CABLE COLD BEND
All cables shall meet the requirements of clause 7.10 of UL 444.
2.2.4 FLAME REQUIREMENT
A cable marked CMX shall comply with the VW-1 flame test specified in section 1080 of UL 1581 or IEC
60332-1.
A cable marked CM shall comply with the vertical flame test specified in UL 1685 or IEC 60332-3.
A cable marked CMR shall comply with the riser test specified in UL 1666.
A cable marked CMP shall comply with the CMP test specified in NFPA 262.
2.3 ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE
2.3.1 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Characteristics
DC Resistance
DC Resistance Unbalanced
Mutual Capacitance
Capacitance Unbalance (Pr – Gr)
Insulation Resistance
Dielectric Strength
Impedance
Unit
Ohm/100m
%
nF/100m
pF/100m
MOhm/305m
DC kV/sec
Ohm
Cat.6
Max 9.38
Max 5.0
Max 5.6
Max 330
Min 100
2.5 / 2
100 +/- 15% (1<=f<=500MHz)
(Characteristics Mean)
RL – Return Loss
Att - Attenuation
NEXT – Pair To Pair
Near End Cross Talk
PS(A)NEXT – Power
Sum (Alien) Near
Frequency
1MHz
4MHz
8MHz
10MHz
16MHz
dB/100m
RL
(Min)
Att
(Max)
NEXT
(Min)
PSNEXT
(Min)
ELFEXT
(Min)
20.0
23.0
24.5
25.0
25.0
2.1
3.8
5.3
5.9
7.5
74.3
65.3
60.8
59.3
56.2
72.3
63.3
58.8
57.3
54.2
67.8
55.8
49.7
47.8
43.7
PSELFEX PSAELFEXT
T (Min)
(Min)
64.8
52.8
46.7
44.8
40.7
67.0
66.2
60.1
58.2
54.1
PSANEXT
(Min)
67.0
67.0
67.0
67.0
67.0
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End Cross Talk
ELFEXT – Pair To Pair
Equal Level Far End
Cross Talk
PS(A)ELFEXT –
Power Sum (Alien)
Equal Level Far End
Cross Talk
Propagation Delay
(Max)
Propagation Delay
Skew
(Max)
20MHz
25MHz
31.25MHz
62.5MHz
100MHz
200MHz
250MHz
300MHz
400MHz
500MHz
1MHz
10MHz
100MHz
250MHz
300MHz
400MHz
500MHz
1MHz
10MHz
100MHz
250MHz
300MHz
400MHz
500MHz
25.0
24.3
23.6
21.5
20.1
18.0
17.3
16.8
15.9
15.2
ns/100m
ns/100m
8.4
9.4
10.5
15.0
19.1
27.6
31.1
34.3
40.1
45.3
54.8
53.3
51.9
47.4
44.3
39.8
38.3
37.1
35.3
33.8
52.8
51.3
49.9
45.4
42.3
37.8
36.3
35.1
33.3
31.8
41.8
39.8
37.9
31.9
27.8
21.8
19.8
18.3
15.8
13.8
38.8
36.8
34.9
28.9
24.8
18.8
16.8
15.3
12.8
10.8
52.2
50.2
48.3
42.3
38.2
32.2
30.2
28.7
26.2
24.2
67.0
67.0
67.0
65.6
62.5
58.0
56.5
55.3
53.5
52.0
570
545
538
536
536
536
536
45
45
45
45
45
45
45
* Values for informational purposes
2.3.2 MEASUREMENTS PRECAUTION
All electrical measurement and calculation shall be performed on cable samples of 100m or greater
removed from the packaging of 305m.
2.4 SAFETY
2.4.1 ROHS DIRECTIVE
All cables and any associated packing and labelling materials shall meet RoHS
(Restriction of the Use of certain Hazardous Substances) regulations as appropriate.
2.4.2 ISPM 15 DIRECTIVE
All wooden packing materials shall meet ISPM (International Standards for Phytosanitary
Measures) regulations as appropriate.
3. QUALITY CONTROL
The supplier shall establish and maintain records, which give evidence that the product has complied
with specification and tested with defined acceptance criteria according to this specification.
Cable boxes shall be fully traceable throughout the manufacturing records.
The supplier must submit the master batch sheet with test report for every shipment.
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3.1 ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE
The supplier must submit the electrical test report in the agreed format..
The supplier shall assess all electrical parameters.
The supplier must follow the agreed test procedure.
If failure occurs in a 100m sample during the first test, adjacent box should be tested using 100m sample.
When the second test fails, the entire cable lot shall be rejected.
3.2 PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE
The supplier must submit the physical test report in agreed format.
Test report shall be submitted at least once a month.
4. DESPATCH LENGTHS AND PACKAGING
The cable will be required in 305m wooden reels. Other length may be required, as per Wideband
Technology specification.
5. QUALITY POLICY
The supplier processes should confirm to the ISO 9001 or TL 9000.
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