Category 6 SFTP 100 Ohm Horizontal LAN Cables

 

Description
HCS DataLink 250 cable series consists of 100 Ohm impedance, 4-pair and 8-pair SFTP cables for horizontal installations in local area networks (LANs). All cables fully conform to and provide a substantial margin above all Category 6 requirements of TIA/EIA-568-B.2-1 and IEC 61156-5. 
Applications
HCS DataLink 250 Horizontal cables support all presently available and future LAN applications, including the following protocols:
  • 1000BASE-TX Gigabit Ethernet Over Category 6 (TIA/EIA SP-4657)
  • 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet
  • ATM 155
  • TP-PMD
  • 100BASE-T "Fast Ethernet"
  • 100BASE-T2
  • 100BASE-T4
  • 100BASE-TX
  • Token Ring 100 Mbps
  • ATM 52
  • ATM 25
  • 10BASE-T Ethernet
  • Token Ring 4 Mbps and 16 Mbps
  • Broadband and Baseband Video
  • ISDN Basic and Primary Access
  • 1BASE-5 Starlan
  • ISALAN
  • ITU V.21 and X.11
Qualifications and Approvals

HCS DataLink 250 Cables are tested and verified for full compliance with the following standards:

  • Category 6 according to ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2-1
  • Category 6 according to IEC 61156-5 (for ISO/IEC-11801 2nd Edition).
  • 250 MHz according to CENELEC EN 50288-5
Benefits & Features
 
  • Testing every box or reel of cable prior to shipment - providing the highest degree of quality assurance.
  • Exceptional material properties and cable design - providing a unique Century™ Lifetime Warranty.
  • High ACR values - providing low BER (Bit-Error-Rate) in all applications. 
  • Extremely high pair-balance - providing excellent EMC (Electro Magnetic Compatibility), minimizing radiation and maximizing noise immunity.
  • Revolutionary pair lay scheme - providing an extremely low delay skew. 
  • Co-extruded crisp and clear spiral color coding of wires - providing positive wire identification and ease of installation.
  • Descending sequential meter mark - providing easy stock and left-over handling.
  • Smooth and rigid jacket - proving fast and easy cable pulling and installation.
  • Batch number printed every meter - providing fast retrieval of test results from data-base.
  • A comprehensive product range - providing all state-of-the-art cable constructions.
  • Large variety of packaging options - providing minimum scrap and left-over cable sections.
  • Unique DoubleSafe™ Quality Assurance Program  providing lowest rejection rate available.
Physical and Mechanical Properties
4 color-coded, unshielded twisted pairs cabled together around a star-shaped filler, overall taped-wrapped with a polyester tape, shielded with an aluminum foil plus a tin-coated copper braid and overall jacketed. Siamese (Figure-8) cables are made of two identical 4-pair cables connected in a zip-cord formation, one cable identified with a longitudinal rib.
Basic Conductor : Solid, 23AWG, 0.57 mm, bare annealed copper
Insulation : Polyolefin
Number of insulated conductors : 8, twisted in 4 pairs. (8 pairs in FIG-8 cables)
Color Code of Pairs : Blue x White/Blue, Orange x White/Orange, Green x White/Green, Brown x White/Brown.
Overall Tape Wrap : Polyester tape, providing 100% coverage.
Overall inner shield : Laminated aluminum foil (foil face outward) providing 100% coverage.
Overall outer shield : Tin coated copper braid, providing 65% coverage, laid in close contact over the foil.
Outer Jacket : LS0H Halogen free flame retardant or PVC compound.
Standard Jacket Color : Light Gray RAL 7035. Other colors available upon request.
Standard Surface Marking : Includes HCS P/N, cable description, Meter mark and Batch Number.
Pulling force : 50 N/mm2 max.
Short Term Bend Radius : 8xOD mm
Long Term Bend Radius : 4xOD mm
Storage Temperature : -20 to +80C
Temperature operating range : -20 to +60C
Flame Test : UL 1581 VW-1 and IEC 332-1.
Halogen content in LS0H cables Null.