CAT3 Backbone, 6pr, UTP, PVC Jkt, CMR (Category 3 Cable) – Belden (DIW6)

Description

Features & Benefits

• Rugged Design: Cables meet and exceed ANSI/TIA-568-C.2 and CSA T529-95 specifications
• Engineered to Perform: High-value UTP cable engineered to perform to Category 3 requirements per ANSI/TIA-568-C.2

Specifications

Product Overview

Suitable Applications	Premise Backbone Cable

Physical Characteristics (Overall)

Conductor

AWG	Stranding	Material	No. of Pairs
24	Solid	BC – Bare Copper	6

Conductor Count	12
Total Number of Pairs	6

Insulation

Material
PVC – Polyvinyl Chloride

Bonded-Pair	N/A

Color Chart

Number	Color
1	White/Blue & Blue
2	White/Orange & Orange
3	White/Green & Green
4	White/Brown & Brown
5	White/Slate & Slate
6	Red/Blue & Blue

Outer Jacket

Material	Nominal Diameter	Ripcord
PVC – Polyvinyl Chloride	0.203 in	Yes

Electrical Characteristics

Conductor DCR

Max. Conductor DCR	Max. DCR Unbalance
93.8 Ohm/km	5 %

Capacitance

Max. Capacitance Unbalance	Nom.Mutual Capacitance
330 pF/100m	17 pF/ft

Delay

Frequency [MHz]	Max. Delay	Max. Delay Skew	Nominal Velocity of Propagation (VP) [%]
16 MHz	543 ns/100m	45 ns/100m	68%

High Frequency

Part Numbers

Frequency [MHz]	Max. Insertion Loss (Attenuation)	Min. NEXT [dB]	Min. PSNEXT [dB]	Min. ACR [dB]	Min. PSACR [dB]	Min. RL (Return Loss) [dB]	Max./Min. Fitted Impedance
0.772 MHz	2.2 dB/100m	47.0 dB	43.0 dB	50.1 dB	46.1 dB
1 MHz	2.6 dB/100m	45.0 dB	41.0 dB	47.8 dB	43.8 dB	12.0 dB	100 ± 15 Ohm
4 MHz	5.6 dB/100m	36.0 dB	32.0 dB	36.0 dB	32.0 dB	12.0 dB	100 ± 15 Ohm
8 MHz	8.5 dB/100m	31.0 dB	28.0 dB	28.3 dB	24.3 dB	12.0 dB	100 ± 15 Ohm
10 MHz	9.7 dB/100m	30.0 dB	26.0 dB	26.2 dB	22.3 dB	12.0 dB	100 ± 15 Ohm
16 MHz	13.1 dB/100m

Item #	Color	Put-Up Type	Length	UPC
DIW6 7321000	Olive	Reel	1,000 ft	612825060864
DIW6 7321000	Olive	Reel	1,000 ft	612825060864

Systems to Support Key Applications
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