CatSnake® Category 5E Tactical Cable, 4 Bonded-Pairs, U/UTP (Category 5e Cable) – Belden (1304A)
CatSnake® Category 5E Tactical Cable, 4 Bonded-Pairs, 24 AWG Stranded Bare Copper Conductors, U/UTP, PVC Jacket
Ensure maximum network performance and stability in legacy IP applications, renovations and price-sensitive environments with Category 5e cables that exceed standards. Belden offers several Category 5e performance levels. Our top-of-line 1200 Series cable provides headroom beyond the TIA-568-C.2 Category 5e standard and is offered with Bonded-Pair technology to make your installation as robust as possible.
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Features & Benefits
- Breadth of Portfolio: Product family includes UTP, F/UTP, Plenum, Riser, LSZH, OSP, Commercial and Industrial cables
- Superior Electrical Performance: Exceeds Category 5e performance
- Performance Headroom: As part of the REVConnect 1200 System, delivers data rates up to 1.2 Gb/s for a system with usable bandwidth of 160 MHz
- Stable Electricals: 1200 Cable’s design features matched conductors on all four pairs providing for extremely stable electrical performance
- No Need for an Overall Jacket: 1200 Banana Peel® Enhanced Category 5e Cable bundles six cables to a center spline in a unique design
Specifications
Product Overview
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Suitable Applications |
Category 5e Patch, CobraNet, eSnake, Ethersound, Digital Audio Over Ethernet, PoE, PoE+ |
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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
| Size | Stranding | Material | No. of Pairs |
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| 24 AWG | 7×32 | BC – Bare Copper | 4 |
Insulation
| Material | Color Code |
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| PO – Polyolefin | White/Blue Stripe & Blue, White/Orange Stripe & Orange, White/Green Stripe & Green, White/Brown Stripe & Brown |
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Bonded-Pair |
Yes |
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Outer Shield
| Shield Type | Material | Coverage |
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| Tape | Polyester | 100% |
Outer Jacket
| Separator | Material | Nom. Diameter | Ripcord |
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| Central Filler | PVC – Polyvinyl Chloride | 0.250 in (6.35 mm) | No |
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Overall Cable Diameter (Nominal) |
0.250 in (6.35 mm) |
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Electrical Characteristics
Electricals
| Max. Conductor DCR | Max. Capacitance Unbalance |
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| 93.8 Ohm/km (28.6 Ohm/1000ft) | 90 pF/100m |
Delay
| Max. Delay | Max. Delay Skew | Nom. Velocity of Prop. | Typical Delay Skew |
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| 510 ns/100m | 25 ns/100m | 70% | 15 ns/ft |
| 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] | Max./Min. Fitted Impedance [Ohm] | |||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2.0 dB/100m | 65.3 | 65.3 | 63.3 | 62.9 | 63.8 | 60.8 | 20.0 | 100 +/- 12 | 105 +/- 10 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | 4.1 dB/100m | 56.3 | 56.3 | 52.2 | 51.5 | 51.8 | 48.8 | 23.0 | 100 +/- 12 | 100 +/- 10 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | 5.8 dB/100m | 51.8 | 51.8 | 46.0 | 45.0 | 45.7 | 42.7 | 24.5 | 100 +/- 12 | 100 +/- 10 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | 6.5 dB/100m | 50.3 | 50.3 | 43.8 | 42.6 | 43.8 | 40.8 | 25.0 | 100 +/- 12 | 100 +/- 10 | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | 8.2 dB/100m | 47.2 | 47.2 | 39.0 | 37.5 | 39.7 | 36.7 | 25.0 | 100 +/- 12 |
100 +/- 10
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