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2148A - Category 6A Indoor/Outdoor Cable, 4 Pair, U/UTP, CMR/CMX


Category 6A Enhanced Premise Horizontal Cable (625MHz), Indoor/Outdoor, 4 Pair, 23 AWG Solid Bare Copper Conductors, U/UTP, Riser-CMR/CMX Outdoor, PVC Jacket

Product Overview

Suitable Applications: Indoor/Outdoor, Premise Horizontal Cable, Ethernet up to 10GBASE-T, Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 5, PoE++, PoE+, PoE, HDBaseT
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, White & Orange, White & Green, White & Brown
Outer Jacket
SeparatorMaterialNom. DiameterRipcord
Center Member (Patented EquiSpline®), EquiBlock™ Barrier TechnologyPVC - Polyvinyl Chloride0.300 in (7.62 mm)Yes
Overall Cable Diameter (Nominal): 0.300 in (7.62 mm)

Electrical Characteristics

Electricals
Max. Conductor DCRMax. Capacitance Unbalance
82 Ohm/km (25 Ohm/1000ft)45 pF/100m
Delay
FrequencyMax. DelayMax. Delay SkewNom. Velocity of Prop.
100 MHz537.6 ns/100m45 ns/100m65%
High Frequency
Frequency [MHz]Max. Insertion Loss (Attenuation)Min. NEXT [dB]Min. PSNEXT [dB]Min. PSACR [dB]Min. PSACRF (PSELFEXT) [dB]Min. RL (Return Loss) [dB]Max./Min. Input Impedance (unFitted) [Ohm]Min. PSANEXT [dB]Min. PSAACRF [dB]Min. TCL [dB]Min. ELTCTL [dB]
12.1 dB/100m75.375.373.274.820.0100 +/-1577.077.040.035.0
43.8 dB/100m66.366.362.562.823.0100 +/-1577.076.240.023.0
85.3 dB/100m61.861.856.456.724.5100 +/-1577.070.140.016.9
105.9 dB/100m60.360.354.454.825.0100 +/-1577.068.240.015.0
167.5 dB/100m57.257.249.850.725.0100 +/-1577.064.138.010.9
208.4 dB/100m55.855.847.448.825.0100 +/-1577.062.237.09.0
259.4 dB/100m54.354.345.046.824.3100 +/-1577.060.236.07.0
31.2510.5 dB/100m52.952.942.444.923.6100 +/-1578.158.335.15.1
62.515.0 dB/100m48.448.433.438.921.5100 +/-1573.652.332.0
10019.1 dB/100m45.345.326.234.820.1100 +/-1570.548.230.0
20027.6 dB/100m40.840.813.228.818.7100 +/-1566.042.227.0
25031.1 dB/100m39.339.38.326.818.0100 +/-1564.540.226.0
30034.3 dB/100m38.138.13.925.317.5100 +/-3263.338.725.2
35037.2 dB/100m37.137.123.917.0100 +/-3262.337.324.6
40040.1 dB/100m36.336.322.816.6100 +/-3261.536.224.0
45042.7 dB/100m35.535.521.716.2100 +/-3260.735.123.5
50045.3 dB/100m34.834.820.815.9100 +/-3260.034.223.0
55047.7 dB/100m33.231.220.015.6100 +/-3259.433.422.6
60050.1 dB/100m32.630.619.215.4100 +/-3258.832.622.2
62551.2 dB/100m32.430.418.915.2100 +/-3258.632.322.0
75056.7 dB/100m31.229.217.314.7100 +/-3257.430.721.2
86061.2 dB/100m30.328.316.114.3100 +/-3256.529.520.7
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.
2.5 in (64 mm)3.0 in (76 mm)
Max. Pull Tension: 25 lbs (11 kg)
Bulk Cable Weight: 41 lbs/1000ft

Standards and Compliance

Environmental Suitability: Indoor/Outdoor, Indoor, Outdoor, Sunlight Resistance, Aerial - When supported by messenger wire
Flammability / Reaction to Fire: UL 1666 Riser, FT4, IEEE 1202 Vertical Tray Flame Test, IEC 60332-1-2
CPR Compliance: CPR Euroclass: Eca; CPR UKCA Class: Eca
NEC / UL Compliance: Article 800, CMR, CMX-Outdoor
CEC / C(UL) Compliance: CMX-Outdoor
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 6A
TIA/EIA Compliance: ANSI/TIA-568.2-D Category 6A
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: 10GX13 / 10GX33 / 10GXS13 / 10GXS33
Non-Plenum Number: 10GX12 / 10GX32 / 10GXS12 / 10GXS32

Product Notes

Notes: Electrical values are expected performance based on cable testing and representative performance within a typical Belden system. Values above 625 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: 0.417 Revision Date: 04-29-2024

Part Numbers

Variants
Item #ColorUPC
2148A 0101000Black612825379430
Date: 2015-03-31
Belden-Copper-Catalog-2016.pdf
Copper-Structured-Cabling-Design-Guide.pdf
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