Product Number: 1868E

Category 5e Patch Cable, 4 Pair, F/UTP, PVC Indoor

Category 5e Patch Cable (100MHz), 4-Pair, 26 AWG stranded (7x34) bare copper conductors, F/UTP, Polyethylene insulation, Beldfoil® shield, AWG 26 stranded (7x34) tinned copper drainwire, PVC jacket

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Suitable Applications

Work area patch cable; Support current and future Category 5e applications, such as: 1000Base - T (Gigabit Ethernet), 100 Base - T, 10 Base - T, FDDI, ATM

Conductor

Element Size Stranding Material No. of Pairs No. of Elements
Individual Pair 26 AWG 7x34 BC - Bare Copper 4 8

Insulation

Element Material Nom. Insulation Diameter Color Code
Individual Pair PE - Polyethylene 0.95 mm (0.037 in) Black/Blue & Blue, Black/Orange & Orange, Black/Green & Green, Black/Brown & Brown

Cable Core

Description
4 pairs twisted together

Outer Shield

Shield Type Material Coverage Drainwire Type
Tape Bi-Laminate (Alum+Poly) 100% 26 AWG (7x34) TC

Table Notes

Aluminum facing inside in contact with drain wire

Outer Jacket

Material Nom. Diameter
PVC - Polyvinyl Chloride 5.4 mm (0.21 in)

Overall Cable Diameter (Nominal)

5.4 mm (0.21 in)

Electricals

Max. Conductor DCR Max. Mutual Capacitance Max. Capacitance Unbalance Nom. Characteristic Impedance
145 Ohm/km 56 pF/m (17 pF/ft) 160 pF/100m 100 Ohm

Delay

Max. Delay Skew Nom. Velocity of Prop.
40 ns/100m <gt/> 60%

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] Min. TCL [dB] Min. ELTCTL [dB]
1 3.2 dB/100m 65.3 62.3 62.1 59.1 64 61 20 40 35
4 6 dB/100m 56.3 53.3 50.3 47.3 52 49 23 34 23
10 9.5 dB/100m 50.3 47.3 40.8 37.8 44 41 25 30 15
16 12.1 dB/100m 47.2 44.2 35.2 32.2 39.9 36.9 25 28 10.9
20 13.5 dB/100m 45.8 42.8 32.2 29.2 38 35 25 27 9
31.25 17.1 dB/100m 42.9 39.9 25.8 22.8 34.1 31.5 23.3 25.1 5.5
62.5 24.8 dB/100m 38.4 35.4 13.6 10.6 28.1 25.1 20.7 22
100 32 dB/100m 35.3 32.3 3.3 0.3 24 21 19 20

Table Notes

Limits below 4 MHz are for information only. Reference standard: IEC 61156-5

Transfer Impedance

Frequency Max. Transfer Impedance
1 Mhz Max. 50 mOhm/m
10 Mhz Max. 100 mOhm/m
30 Mhz Max. 200 mOhm/m
100 Mhz Max. 1000 mOhm/m

Transfer Impedance Class

Grade 2

Screening Class

Type II

Table Notes

Coupling Attenuation

Voltage

Voltage Rating
72 V DC

Temperature

Operating Installation
-30°C to +60°C 0°C To +50°C

Bend Radius

Stationary Min. Installation Min.
21 mm (0.83 in) 42 mm

Max. Pull Tension

45 N (10 lbf)

Bulk Cable Weight

31 kg/km

Environmental Suitability

Indoor

Flammability / Reaction to Fire

IEC 60332-1-2

IEEE Compliance

PoE: IEEE 802.3bt Type 1, Type 2, Type 3

Data Category

Category 5e

TIA/EIA Compliance

ANSI/TIA 568.2-D

ISO/IEC Compliance

ISO/IEC 11801-1

CENELEC Compliance

EN 50173-1, Segregation class according EN50174-2 = a

European Directive Compliance

EU CE Mark

UK Regulation Compliance

UKCA Mark

Notes

Electrical values are expected performance based on cable testing and representative performance within a typical Belden system.

Update and Revision

Revision Number: 0.285 Revision Date: 12-12-2023

Update and Revision

Revision Number: 0.285 Revision Date: 12-12-2023


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Part Numbers

Item # Color Putup Type Length EAN
1868E.01500 Blue Reel 500 m 8719605004536
1868E.011000 Blue Reel 1,000 m 8719605004529
1868E.00B100 Gray, RAL 7032 Flat Box 100 m 8719605004512
1868E.00500 Gray, RAL 7032 Reel 500 m 8719605004505
1868E.001000 Gray, RAL 7032 Reel 1,000 m 8719605004499
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