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1683ENH - Category 6A Cable, 4 Pair, U/UTP, LSZH Indoor CPR Eca


Category 6A Premise Horizontal Cable (500MHz), 4-Pair, 23 AWG solid bare copper conductors, U/UTP, Polyethylene insulation, LSZH jacket

Product Overview

Suitable Applications: Horizontal and building backbone cable; Support current and future Category 6A and 6 applications, such as: 10GBase-T (10 Gigabit Ethernet), 1000Base-T (Gigabit Ethernet), 100 Base-T, 10 Base-T, FDDI, ATM

Construction Details

Conductor
SizeStrandingMaterialNo. of Pairs
23 AWGSolidBC - Bare Copper4
Insulation
MaterialNom. Insulation DiameterColor Code
PE - Polyethylene1.18 mm (0.0465 in)White / Blue & Blue, White / Orange & Orange, White / Green & Green, White / Brown & Brown
Cable Core
DescriptionSeparator
4 pairs twisted to cable core covered with a polyester foilCenter Member (Patented X-Spline®), EquiBlock™ Barrier Technology
Outer Jacket
MaterialNom. Diameter
LSZH - Low Smoke Zero Halogen (Flame Retardant)7.0 mm (0.28 in)
Overall Cable Diameter (Nominal): 7.2 mm (0.28 in)

Electrical Characteristics

Electricals
Max. Conductor DCRMax. Mutual CapacitanceMax. Capacitance UnbalanceNom. Characteristic Impedance
9.5 Ohm/km56 pF/m (17 pF/ft)160 pF/100m100 Ohm
Delay
Max. Delay SkewNom. Velocity of Prop.
45 ns/100m67%
High Frequency
Frequency [MHz]Max. Insertion Loss (Attenuation)Min. NEXT [dB]Min. PSNEXT [dB]Min. ACR [dB]Min. PSACR [dB]Min. ACRF (ELFEXT) [dB]Min. PSACRF (PSELFEXT) [dB]Min. TCL [dB]Min. ELTCTL [dB]
12.1 dB/100m75.372.373.270.268.06540
43.8 dB/100m66.363.362.559.556.0534035
105.9 dB/100m60.357.354.451.448.0454023
167.5 dB/100m57.254.249.846.843.940.93815
31.210.5 dB/100m52.949.942.439.438.135.135.110.9
62.515.0 dB/100m48.445.433.430.432.129.1325.1
10019.1 dB/100m45.342.326.223.228.02530
12521.5 dB/100m43.840.822.319.326.123.129
20027.6 dB/100m40.837.813.210.222.01927
25031.1 dB/100m39.336.38.35.320.01726
30034.3 dB/100m38.135.13.90.918.515.5
50035.3 dB/100m34.831.8-10.4-13.414.011
Voltage
Voltage Rating
72 V DC

Mechanical Characteristics

Temperature
OperatingInstallation
-30°C to +60°C0°C To +50°C
Max. Pull Tension: 80 N (18 lbf)
Bulk Cable Weight: 50 kg/km

Standards and Compliance

Environmental Suitability: Indoor - Euroclass Eca
Flammability / Reaction to Fire: IEC 60332-1-2
CPR Compliance: CPR Euroclass: Eca; CPR UKCA Class: Eca
IEEE Compliance: PoE: IEEE 802.3bt Type 1, Type 2, Type 3, Type 4
Data Category: Category 6A
TIA/EIA Compliance: ANSI/TIA 568.2-D
ISO/IEC Compliance: ISO/IEC 11801-1, IEC 61034-2 - Smoke Density Min Transmittance = 60%
CENELEC Compliance: EN 50173-1, Segregation class according EN50174-2 = b
European Halogen Free Standards: IEC 62821-1 Halogen Free Compliance = Yes, IEC 60754-1 - Halogen Amount = Zero, IEC 60754-2 - Halogen Acid Gas Amount - Max. Conductivity = 2.5 µS/mm, IEC 60754-2 - Halogen Acid Gas Amount - Min. pH = 4.3
European Directive Compliance: EU CE Mark
UK Regulation Compliance: UKCA Mark

Product Notes

Notes: Electrical values are expected performance based on cable testing and representative performance within a typical Belden system.

History

Update and Revision: Revision Number: 0.175 Revision Date: 03-20-2025

Part Numbers

Variants
Item #ColorPutup TypeLengthEAN
1683ENH.00500BlueReel500 m8719605003218
1683ENH.001000BlueReel1,000 m8719605167538
1683ENH.01B100PurpleReel100 m8719605003232
1683ENH.01500PurpleReel500 m8719605003225
1683ENH.011000PurpleReel1,000 m8719605167712
Date: 2015-08-25
PB 00050E_ 1683ENH Category 6A U_UTP Cables_Original_85820.pdf
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