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2146A - Category 6 Indoor/Outdoor Cable, 4 Pair, U/UTP, CMR/CMX


Category 6 Premise Horitzontal Cable (350MHz), Indoor/Outdoor, 4 Pair, 23 AWG Solid Bare Copper Conductors, U/UTP, Riser-CMR/CMX Outdoor, UV Resistant PVC Jacket

Product Overview

Suitable Applications: Indoor/Outdoor, Premise Horizontal Cable, Ethernet 1000BASE-T, Ethernet 100BASE-TX, Ethernet 10BASE-T, PoE++, PoE+, PoE
Patent: This product has one or more applicable patents. More information on patents can be found at https://www.belden.com/patents.

Construction Details

Conductor
SizeStrandingMaterialNo. of Pairs
23 AWGSolidBC - Bare Copper4
Insulation
MaterialColor Code
PO - PolyolefinWhite/Blue Stripe & Blue, White/Orange Stripe & Orange, White/Green Stripe & Green, White/Brown Stripe & Brown
Outer Jacket
SeparatorMaterialNom. DiameterRipcord
Dielectric Tape (Patented)PVC - Polyvinyl Chloride0.255 in (6.48 mm)Yes
Overall Cable Diameter (Nominal): 0.255 in (6.48 mm)

Electrical Characteristics

Electricals
Max. Conductor DCRMax. Capacitance Unbalance
78 Ohm/km (24 Ohm/1000ft)330 pF/100m
Delay
FrequencyMax. DelayMax. Delay SkewNom. Velocity of Prop.
100 MHz537.6 ns/100m35 ns/100m68%
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. RL (Return Loss) [dB]Max./Min. Input Impedance (unFitted) [Ohm]Min. TCL [dB]Min. ELTCTL [dB]
12.0 dB/100m75.375.373.373.370.867.820.0100 +/- 1540.035.0
43.7 dB/100m66.366.362.562.558.855.823.0100 +/- 1540.023.0
85.3 dB/100m61.861.856.556.552.749.724.5100 +/- 1540.016.9
105.9 dB/100m60.360.354.454.450.847.825.0100 +/- 1540.015.0
167.4 dB/100m57.257.249.849.846.743.725.0100 +/- 1538.010.9
208.3 dB/100m55.855.847.447.444.841.825.0100 +/- 1537.09.0
259.4 dB/100m54.354.345.045.042.839.824.3100 +/- 1536.07.0
31.2510.5 dB/100m52.952.942.442.440.937.923.6100 +/- 1535.15.1
62.515.1 dB/100m48.448.433.333.334.931.921.5100 +/- 1532.0
10019.3 dB/100m45.345.326.026.030.827.820.8100 +/- 1530.0
15524.5 dB/100m42.442.417.917.927.024.019.5100 +/- 2228.1
20028.2 dB/100m40.840.812.612.624.821.818.7100 +/- 2227.0
25031.8 dB/100m39.339.37.57.522.819.818.0100 +/- 3226.0
30035.2 dB/100m38.136.12.90.921.318.317.5100 +/- 3225.2
35038.4 dB/100m37.135.119.916.917.0100 +/- 3224.6
40041.5 dB/100m36.334.318.815.816.6100 +/- 3224.0
45044.3 dB/100m35.533.517.714.716.2100 +/- 3223.5
50047.1 dB/100m34.832.816.813.815.9100 +/- 3223.0
55049.7 dB/100m34.232.216.013.015.6100 +/- 32
Voltage
UL Voltage Rating
300 V (CMR), 300 V (CMX-Outdoor)

Mechanical Characteristics

Temperature
UL TemperatureOperatingInstallationStorage
90°C-40°C To +75°C-20°C To +75°C-40°C To +75°C
Bend Radius
Stationary Min.Installation Min.
1.0 in (25 mm)2.75 in (69.9 mm)
Max. Pull Tension: 25 lbs (11 kg)
Bulk Cable Weight: 29 lbs/1000ft

Standards and Compliance

Environmental Suitability: Indoor/Outdoor, Indoor, Outdoor, Sunlight Resistance, Aerial - When supported by messenger wire
Sustainability: Product Lens™, Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) Available
Flammability / Reaction to Fire: UL 1666 Riser, FT4, IEEE 1202 Vertical Tray Flame Test
CPR Compliance: CPR Euroclass: Fca; CPR UKCA Class: Fca
NEC / UL Compliance: Article 800, CMR, CMX-Outdoor, CMG
CEC / C(UL) Compliance: CMX-Outdoor;CMG
ICEA Compliance: S-116-732, S-56-434, S-99-689, S-100-685
IEEE Compliance: IEEE 802.3bt Type 1, Type 2, Type 3, Type 4
NEMA Compliance: ANSI/NEMA WC-66
Data Category: Category 6
TIA/EIA Compliance: ANSI/TIA-568.2-D Category 6
Third Party Performance Verification: Category 6
ISO/IEC Compliance: ISO/IEC 11801-1, IEC 61156-5
CENELEC Compliance: Segregation class according EN50174-2 = a
European Directive Compliance: EU CE Mark, EU Directive 2015/863/EU (RoHS 2 amendment), REACH, EU Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS 2), EU Directive 2012/19/EU (WEEE), REACH: 2020-01-16
UK Regulation Compliance: UKCA Mark
APAC Compliance: China RoHS II (GB/T 26572-2011)
Plenum Number: 2413
Non-Plenum Number: 2412

Product Notes

Notes: Electrical values are expected performance based on cable testing and representative performance within a typical Belden system. Values above 350 MHz are for Engineering Information Only. Print Includes Descending Footage/Meter Markings from Max. Put-Up Length to 0.

History

Update and Revision: Revision Number: 0.421 Revision Date: 04-29-2024

Part Numbers

Variants
Item #ColorUPC
2146A 0101000Black612825062264
Date: 2004-01-01
Belden-Copper-Catalog-2016.pdf
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