Category 6A Cable

Category 6A Indoor/Outdoor Cable, 4 Pair, F/UTP, CMR/CMX (Category 6A Cable) – Belden (2142A)

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Category 6A Premise Horizontal Cable (625 MHz), Indoor/Outdoor, 4 Pair, 23 AWG Solid Bare Copper Conductors, F/UTP – Foil Shielded, Riser-CMR/CMX Outdoor, UV Resistant PVC Jacket
Our Category 6A Copper Cable offers a wide range of options for your CAT 6A network. Some options that are available include small diameter, snake, industrial, non-bonded, and patented Bonded-Pair. The 10GXS Cable is the industry’s gold standard for performance, while, Belden’s newest cable, 10GXW, is the industry’s smallest-diameter Category 6A cable designed for smart building and multi-gigabit applications with performance optimized for in-building wireless networks.

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Description

Features & Benefits

  • Reliable network performance: Designed for mission-critical situations that require constant uptime, whether indoor or outside
  • Best-in-class system noise immunity: Achieved through outstanding cable balance, is less susceptible to RFI/EMI in noisy environments
  • Reduce installation time and costs: 10GXW is the smallest and lightest horizontal Category 6A cable available
  • Unparalleled performance: Full 100m channel length under 100W PoE load without derating up to 60°C using 10GXS cables
  • Designed to Last: Higher pulling tensions and tighter bend radii offered by Bonded-Pair Cables

Specifications

Product Overview

Suitable Applications

Indoor/Outdoor, Premise Horizontal Cable, Ethernet up to 10GBASE-T, Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 5, PoE++, PoE+, PoE, Noisy Enivronments, 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

Size Stranding Material No. of Pairs
23 AWG Solid BC – Bare Copper 4

Insulation

Material Color Code
PO – Polyolefin White & Blue, White & Orange, White & Green, White & Brown

Outer Shield

Shield Type Material Coverage Drainwire Type
Tape Bi-Laminate (Alum+Poly) 100% 26 AWG (7×34) TC

Outer Jacket

Separator Material Nom. Diameter Ripcord
Center Member (Patented EquiSpline®) PVC – Polyvinyl Chloride 0.300 in (7.62 mm) Yes

Overall Cable Diameter (Nominal)

0.300 in (7.62 mm)

Electrical Characteristics

Electricals

Max. Conductor DCR Max. Capacitance Unbalance
82 Ohm/km (25 Ohm/1000ft) 45 pF/100m

Delay

Frequency Max. Delay Max. Delay Skew Nom. Velocity of Prop.
100 MHz 537.6 ns/100m 45 ns/100m 65%
High Frequency

Frequency [MHz] Max. Insertion Loss (Attenuation) Min. PSNEXT [dB] Min. PSACR [dB] Min. PSACRF (PSELFEXT) [dB] Min. RL (Return Loss) [dB] Max./Min. Input Impedance (unFitted) [Ohm] Max./Min. Fitted Impedance [Ohm] Min. PSANEXT [dB] Min. PSAACRF [dB] Min. TCL [dB] Min. ELTCTL [dB]
1 2.1 dB/100m 75.3 73.2 79.8 20.0 100 ± 15 105 ± 10 75.0 77.0 40.0 43.0
4 3.8 dB/100m 66.3 62.5 67.8 23.0 100 ± 15 100 ± 15 75.0 76.2 40.0 41.0
8 5.3 dB/100m 61.8 56.5 61.7 24.5 100 ± 15 100 ± 15 75.0 70.1 40.0 24.9
10 5.9 dB/100m 60.3 54.4 59.8 25.0 100 ± 15 100 ± 15 75.0 68.2 40.0 23.0
16 7.4 dB/100m 57.2 49.8 55.7 25.0 100 ± 15 100 ± 15 75.0 64.1

Part Numbers

Item # Color UPC
2142A 0101000 Black 612825401056

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Brand

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