Our outside plant category 5 cable is designed for aerial, duct and buried installations, while the cable of non-armored design is for duct installation only.
Applications
1000 BASE-T (Gigabit Ethernet)
52/155 Mbps ATM
100/10 BASE-T (IEEE 802.3)
Voice/T1
Specifications of Outside Plant Category 5 Cable | Conductor |
Solid bare annealed copper |
| AWG |
24 |
| Insulation |
Polyolefin |
| Flooding Compound |
Waterproof gel prevents moisture migration |
| Core |
twisted |
| Optional Armor |
Aluminum applied helically (inner jacket is used with this construction) |
| Jacket |
UV- and abrasion-resistant Polyethylene (PE) |
| Compliance |
ANSI/TIA/EIA 568 B (Category 5) ISO 11801 (Category 5) ANSI/ICEA S-90-661 (Category 5) MIL-C-24640A Water Penetration Requirements NEMA WC63.1 (Category 5) RoHS Compliant Directive 2002/95/EC |
| Temperature Rating (˚C) |
No Armor: Installation: -30 to +60 Operation: -45 to +80 |
| Aluminum Armor: Installation: -30 to +60 Operation: -45 to +80 |
| Package |
Available in coils (CL) and reels (RL) |
Pair Color Code | Pair |
Conductor insulation color |
| Tip |
Ring |
| 1 |
White |
Blue |
| 2 |
White |
Orange |
| 3 |
White |
Green |
| 4 |
White |
Brown |
Electrical Performance of Outside Plant Category 5 Cable
| Frequency MHz |
Impedance ohm |
RL dB |
Attenuation dB/100m |
NEXT dB/100m |
ELFEXT dB/100m |
PS NEXT dB/100m |
PS ELFEXT dB/100m |
| 1 |
100±15 |
20 |
2.0 |
65.3 |
63.8 |
62.3 |
60.8 |
| 4 |
23 |
4.1 |
56.3 |
51.7 |
53.3 |
48.7 |
| 8 |
25 |
5.8 |
51.8 |
45.7 |
48.8 |
42.7 |
| 10 |
25 |
6.5 |
50.3 |
43.8 |
47.3 |
40.8 |
| 16 |
25 |
8.2 |
47.3 |
39.7 |
44.2 |
36.7 |
| 20 |
25 |
9.3 |
48.5 |
37.7 |
42.8 |
34.7 |
| 25 |
24 |
10.4 |
44.3 |
35.8 |
41.3 |
32.8 |
| 31.25 |
24 |
11.6 |
42.9 |
33.9 |
39.9 |
30.9 |
| 62.5 |
22 |
17.0 |
38.4 |
27.8 |
35.4 |
24.8 |
| 100 |
20 |
22.0 |
35.3 |
23.8 |
32.3 |
20.8 |
Product Data Sheet | Series NO. |
Pair count /AWG |
Core Style |
Standard length m(ft) |
package |
| 1 |
4/24 |
Twisted |
100(328) |
Coil |
| 2 |
4/24 |
Twisted |
200(656) |
Coil |
| 3 |
4/24 |
Twisted |
305(1000) |
Reel |
| 4 |
4/24 |
Twisted |
500(1640) |
Reel |
| 5 |
4/24 |
Twisted |
1000(3280) |
Reel |
ZGFS, a well-known outside plant category 5 cable manufacturer in China, designs our LAN cable around the needs of our customers. In addition, we can provide other cable products, such as FTTH fiber optic cable, network cable and central office cable. Due to their reliable quality and reasonable prices, our products are widely used in international markets, like India, Russia and Brazil. We are located in Foshan, which is very close to Guangzhou, Hongkong and Shenzhen. So we can transport our products at a reduced rate, thus contributing to our low prices.
If you are in need of our communications cable products, please feel secure in contacting us. We look forward to working with you.
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