DATA COMMUNICATIONS
GenSPEED 6000
Category 6 Cable
™
standards compliant solution
General Cable’s GenSPEED™ 6000 Category 6
cable provides the market with a ‘cost
effective,’ high-bandwidth and high
performance cabling solution for more robust
and complex applications at gigabit speed and
full duplex transmissions. With guaranteed
performance that meets Category 6 cable
requirements, GenSPEED 6000 is the first in a
series of Category 6 structured wiring cables
that allows for simplified electronics leading to
cost efficiencies in network investment.
Features and Benefits
■ Unique filler design engineered for smaller
overall diameter and ease of installation
■ Positive PSACR beyond 250MHz for future
bandwidth reqirements
■ Every master reel is tested for electrical
performance compliance
■ TRU-Mark™ print legend contains footage
marking from 1000' to 0'
■ Unique product-specific packaging for ease of
identification
■ UL Verified for guaranteed performance
■ Application assurance warranty
CONSTRUCTION
The GenSPEED 6000 solution provides a highspeed, high-performance cable system
infrastructure with warranty assurance for
advanced applications demanding more
bandwidth.
Conductors
• 24 AWG solid bare annealed copper
Separator
• Filler design
Insulation
• Non-Plenum: Polyolefin
• Plenum: FEP
Rip Cord
• Applied longitudinally under jacket
Color Code
• Pair 1: Blue-White/Blue
• Pair 2: Orange-White/Orange
• Pair 3: Green-White/Green
• Pair 4: Brown-White/Brown
Jacket
• Non-Plenum: Flame-Retardant PVC
• Plenum: Low-Smoke, Flexguard®
Flame-Retardant PVC
PHYSICAL DATA
Applications
■ IEEE 802.3: 1000BASE-T (Gigabit Ethernet),
100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T
■ ANSI/TIA/EIA-854: 1000BASE-TX
■ 155 Mp/s, 1.2 Gb/s ATM
■ ANSI X3.263: 100 Mb/s
■ 4/16 Mb/s Token Ring
■ Digital Video
■ Broadband and Baseband analog video
Standard Compliances
ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2-1 (Category 6)
■ ISO/IEC 11801 Ed. 2.0 (Class E)
■ ICEA S-102-700 (Category 6)
■ UL Type CMR (UL 1666) & c(UL) CMG for
Non-Plenum
■ UL Type CMP (NFPA 262) & c(UL) CMP for
Plenum
■ UL 444
■
Nominal Cable Diameter (in)
Nominal Cable Weight (lbs/1000 ft)
Minimum Bend Radius (in)
Maximum Pulling Force (lbs)
Temperature Rating (°C)
Installation:
Operation:
CMR (Non-Plenum)
0.220
28
1.0
25
CMP (Plenum)
0.215
28
1.0
25
0 to +60
-10 to +60
0 to +60
-10 to +60
CMR (Non-Plenum)
7133707
7133708
7133717
7133716
7133736
7133737
7133711
7133738
7133739
7133740
CMP (Plenum)
7131688
7131689
7131695
7131694
7131743
7131719
7131705
7131720
7131741
7131744
PART NUMBERS
Standard packaging: 1000' Spool-Pac®
Jacket Color
Blue
White
Yellow
Gray
Red
Orange
Green
Black
Pink
Purple
GenSPEED™ 6000 Enhanced Category 6 Cable
ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE
Frequency
MHz
PSACR
min.
ACR
min.
Attenuation
max.
PSNEXT
min.
NEXT
min.
PSELFEXT
min.
ELFEXT
min.
Return Loss
min.
LCL
min.
1
4
10
16
20
31.25
62.5
100
200
250
350
400
500
70.3
59.5
51.3
47.0
44.3
39.2
30.0
22.5
9.0
3.5
–
–
–
72.3
61.5
53.3
49.0
46.3
41.2
32.0
24.5
11.0
5.5
–
–
–
2.0
3.8
6.0
7.6
8.5
10.7
15.4
19.8
29.0
32.8
39.8
43.0
48.9
72.3
63.3
57.3
54.3
52.8
49.9
45.4
42.3
37.8
36.3
34.2
33.3
31.8
74.3
65.3
59.3
56.3
54.8
51.9
47.4
44.3
39.8
38.3
36.2
35.3
33.8
64.8
52.8
44.8
40.7
38.8
36.8
28.9
24.8
18.8
16.8
–
–
–
67.8
55.8
47.8
43.7
41.8
37.9
31.9
27.8
21.8
19.8
–
–
–
20.0
23.0
25.0
25.0
25.0
23.6
21.5
20.1
18.0
17.3
–
–
–
50.0
44.0
40.0
38.0
37.0
35.1
32.0
30.0
27.0
26.0
24.6
24.0
23.0
Note: Values are expressed in dB per 100m (328ft.) length
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
KEY PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS
DC Resistance (max)
Ohms/100m (328ft) @ 20°C
8.9
DC Resistance Unbalance (max)
Individual Pair %
3.0
60
Delay Skew (max)
ns/100m
25
50
CMP: 72
CMR: 70
Characteristic Impedance
Frequency (f):
1-500MHz
Ohms
100 ± 15
1-100MHz
100-350MHz
350-500MHz
Ohms
100 ± 15
100 ± 22
100 ± 32
Input Impedance
Frequency (f):
dB @ 100MHz
Nom. Velocity of Propagation
% Speed of Light
ANSI/TIA/
EIA-568-B.2
Category 5e
INSULATION
CONDUCTOR
GenSPEED 6000
Category 6
Guaranteed
40
30
20
10
0
PSACR
GENSPEED 6000 CABLE CROSS SECTION
JACKET
ANSI/TIA/
EIA-568-B.2-1
Category 6
PSACR
PSELFEXT
PSNEXT
Attenuation
PSELFEXT
PSNEXT
Attenuation
ANSI/TIA/
EIA-568-B.2
Category 5e
ANSI/TIA/
EIA-568-B.2-1
Category 6
GenSPEED 6000
Category 6
Guaranteed
10.3
20.8
32.3
22.0
22.5
24.8
42.3
19.8
22.5
24.8
42.3
19.8
Note: Values are expressed in dB at 100MHz
RIP CORD
An increased PSACR value will yield a better signal strength, which translates into
extended usable bandwidth.
FILLER
An increased PSELFEXT value delivers better signal strength at the far end for
bi-directional transmission.
By increasing the PSNEXT value, noise immunity is boosted.
When attenuation is lower, the signal power is better.
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