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7988P - Low Skew, Category 5e, 4-24 AWG pairs, CMP


Category 5e, 24 AWG bonded pairs solid bare copper conductors, plenum, FEP Teflon® insulation, skew 9.0ns/100m nominal, rip cord, Flamarrest® jacket.

Product Overview

Suitable Applications: Category 5e, UTP Based Video Applications, and KVM

Physical Characteristics (Overall)

Conductor
AWGStrandingMaterialNo. of Pairs
24SolidBC - Bare Copper4
Conductor Count: 8
Total Number of Pairs: 4
Insulation
Material
FEP - Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene
Bonded-Pair: N/A
Color Chart
NumberColor
1White/Blue Stripe & Blue
2White/Orange Stripe & Orange
3White/Green Stripe & Green
4White/Brown Stripe & Brown
Outer Shield
Material
No Shield
Outer Jacket
MaterialMaterial Trade NameNominal DiameterRipcord
PVC - Polyvinyl ChlorideFlamarrest®0.193 inYes

Electrical Characteristics

Conductor DCR
Max. Conductor DCRMax. DCR Unbalance
90 Ohm/km3 %
Capacitance
Max. Capacitance Unbalance
66
Delay
Nominal Velocity of Propagation (VP) [%]Typical Delay Skew
72%0.027 ns/100m
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)Max./Min. Fitted Impedance
1 MHz2 dB/100m65.3 dB65.3 dB60.3 dB60.3 dB63.8 dB60.8 dB20 dB100 ± 15100 ± 15
4 MHz4.1 dB/100m56.3 dB53.3 dB49.2 dB49.2 dB51.7 dB48.7 dB23 dB100 ± 15100 ± 15
8 MHz5.8 dB/100m51.8 dB48.8 dB43 dB43 dB45.7 dB42.7 dB24.5 dB100 ± 15100 ± 15
10 MHz6.5 dB/100m50.3 dB47.3 dB40.8 dB40.8 dB43.8 dB40.8 dB25 dB100 ± 15100 ± 15
16 MHz8.2 dB/100m47.3 dB44.3 dB36 dB36 dB39.7 dB36.7 dB25 dB100 ± 15100 ± 15
20 MHz9.3 dB/100m45.8 dB42.8 dB33.5 dB33.5 dB37.7 dB34.7 dB25 dB100 ± 15100 ± 15
25 MHz10.4 dB/100m44.3 dB41.3 dB30.9 dB30.9 dB35.8 dB32.8 dB24.3 dB100 ± 15100 ± 15
31.25 MHz11.7 dB/100m42.9 dB39.9 dB28.2 dB28.2 dB33.9 dB30.9 dB23.6 dB100 ± 15100 ± 15
62.5 MHz17 dB/100m38.4 dB35.4 dB18.4 dB18.4 dB27.8 dB24.8 dB21.5 dB100 ± 15100 ± 15
100 MHz22 dB/100m35.3 dB32.3 dB10.3 dB10.3 dB23.8 dB20.8 dB20.1 dB100 ± 15100 ± 15
155 MHz28.1 dB/100m32.5 dB29.54 dB2 dB2 dB19.9 dB16.9 dB15.8 dB100 ± 25100 ± 15
200 MHz32.4 dB/100m30.8 dB27.8 dB1 dB1 dB17.7 dB14.7 dB15 dB100 ± 25100 ± 15
Voltage
UL Voltage Rating
300 V RMS

Temperature Range

Operating Temperature Range: -20°C To +75°C

Mechanical Characteristics

Bulk Cable Weight: 21 lbs/1000ft
Max. Pull Tension: 40 lbs
Min. Bend Radius/Minor Axis: 2 in

Standards

NEC/(UL) Compliance: CMP
CEC/C(UL) Compliance: CMP
ISO/IEC Compliance: ISO 11801 Category 5
TIA/EIA Compliance: ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2 Category 5e

Applicable Environmental and Other Programs

Environmental Space: Indoor - Plenum
EU Directive 2000/53/EC (ELV): Yes
EU Directive 2003/11/EC (BFR): Yes
EU Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS 2): Yes
EU Directive 2012/19/EU (WEEE): Yes
EU Directive 2015/863/EU (RoHS 2 amendment): Yes
EU Directive Compliance: EU Directive 2003/11/EC (BFR)
EU CE Mark: Yes
MII Order #39 (China RoHS): Yes

Suitability

Suitability - Indoor: Yes

Flammability, LS0H, Toxicity Testing

UL Flammability: NFPA 262
UL voltage rating: 300 V RMS

Plenum/Non-Plenum

Plenum (Y/N): Yes

Related Part Numbers

Non-Plenum Number: 7988R
Variants
Item #ColorPut-Up TypeLengthUPC
7988P N3UU1000Green, MilUnReel1,000 ft612825192541

Product Notes

Notes: Jacket sequentially marked at 2 ft. intervals. Electricals are preliminary, final data is pending.

History

Update and Revision: Revision Number: 0.371 Revision Date: 02-03-2025
Date: 2005-01-01
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