Detailed Specifications & Technical Data METRIC MEASUREMENT VERSION 121872A Multi-Conductor - Category 6 DataTuff(R) Twisted Pair Cable For more Information please call 1-800-Belden1 General Description: 23 AWG Bonded-Pairs solid bare copper conductors, polyolefin insulation, PVC inner jacket, aluminum interlocked armor, industrial grade PVC jacket. Sequential marking at one meter intervals. Usage (Overall) Suitable Applications: Industrial Ethernet Cable, Harsh Environments, 350 MHz Enhanced Category 6, Gigabit Ethernet, 100BaseTX, 100BaseVG ANYLAN, 155ATM, 622ATM, NTSC/PAL Component or Composite Video, AES/EBU Digital Audio, AES51, RS-422, RJ-45 Compatible, Armored Physical Characteristics (Overall) Conductor AWG: # Pairs AWG Stranding Conductor Material Dia. (mm) 4 23 Solid BC - Bare Copper 0.5588 Total Number of Conductors: 8 Insulation Insulation Material: Insulation Material Wall Thickness (mm) Dia. (mm) PO - Polyolefin 0.2286 0.9652 Inner Jacket Inner Jacket Material: Inner Jacket Material Nom. Dia. (mm) PVC - Polyvinyl Chloride .365 x .165 Outer Shield Outer Shield Material: Outer Shield Material Unshielded Outer Jacket Outer Jacket Material: Outer Jacket Material Nom. Wall Thickness (mm) Industrial Grade PVC - Polyvinyl Chloride 1.270 Outer Jacket over Armor (y/n): Yes Armor Armor Type: Interlocked Armor Material: Aluminum Diameter over Armor: .625 Overall Cable Overall Nominal Diameter: 18.415 mm Pair Pair Color Code Chart: Number Color 1 White/Blue Stripe & Blue Page 1 of 4 10-30-2013 Detailed Specifications & Technical Data METRIC MEASUREMENT VERSION 121872A Multi-Conductor - Category 6 DataTuff(R) Twisted Pair Cable 2 White/Orange Stripe & Orange 3 White/Green Stripe & Green 4 White/Brown Stripe & Brown Mechanical Characteristics (Overall) Storage Temperature Range: -40C To +85C Installation Temperature Range: -25C To +75C Operating Temperature Range: -40C To +75C Bulk Cable Weight: 229.183 Kg/Km Max. Recommended Pulling Tension: 889.640 N Min. Bend Radius/Minor Axis: 209.550 mm Applicable Specifications and Agency Compliance (Overall) Applicable Standards & Environmental Programs NEC/(UL) Specification: CM CEC/C(UL) Specification: CMG, HL EU Directive 2011/65/EU (ROHS II): Yes Other Standards: ISO/IEC 11801 ed 2.1 (2008) Class E EU Directive 2000/53/EC (ELV): Yes EU Directive 2002/95/EC (RoHS): Yes EU RoHS Compliance Date (mm/dd/yyyy): 01/01/2006 EU Directive 2002/96/EC (WEEE): Yes EU Directive 2003/11/EC (BFR): Yes CA Prop 65 (CJ for Wire & Cable): Yes MII Order #39 (China RoHS): Yes Telecommunications Standards: Category 6 - TIA 568.C.2 Flame Test UL Flame Test: UL1685 UL Loading CSA Flame Test: FT4 Suitability Sunlight Resistance: Yes Oil Resistance: Yes Plenum/Non-Plenum Plenum (Y/N): No Electrical Characteristics (Overall) Nom. Mutual Capacitance: Capacitance (pF/m) 49.215 Maximum Capacitance Unbalance (pF/100 m): 49.2 Nominal Velocity of Propagation: VP (%) 70 Maximum Delay: Delay (ns/100 m) 510 @ 100MHz Max. Delay Skew: Page 2 of 4 10-30-2013 Detailed Specifications & Technical Data METRIC MEASUREMENT VERSION 121872A Multi-Conductor - Category 6 DataTuff(R) Twisted Pair Cable Delay Skew (ns/100 m) 25 Maximum Conductor DC Resistance: DCR @ 20C (Ohm/100 m) 9 Max. Operating Voltage - UL: Voltage 300 V RMS Maximum DCR Unbalanced: DCR Unbalance @ 20C (%) 3 Electrical Characteristics-Premise (Overall) Premise Cable Electrical Table 1: Freq. (MHz) Max. Attenuation (dB/100 m) Min. NEXT (dB) Min. PSNEXT (dB) Min. ACR (dB) Min. PSACR (dB) Min RL (dB) 1 1.900 74.3 72.3 72.4 70.4 20.000 4 3.700 65.3 63.3 61.6 59.6 23.000 8 5.300 60.3 58.8 55.5 53.5 24.500 10 5.900 59.3 57.3 53.4 51.4 25.000 16 7.500 56.3 54.3 48.7 46.7 25.000 20 8.400 54.8 52.8 46.4 44.4 25.000 25 9.500 53.4 51.4 43.9 41.9 24.300 31.25 10.600 51.9 49.9 41.2 39.2 23.600 62.5 15.400 47.4 45.4 32.0 30 21.500 100 19.800 44.3 42.3 24.5 22.5 21.000 155 25.100 41.5 39.5 16.3 14.3 21.000 200 29.000 39.9 37.9 10.8 10 21.000 250 32.800 38.3 36.3 5.5 3.5 18.000 300 35.200 37.2 34.2 0.7 0 18.000 310 37.100 36.9 34.9 0 350 39.800 36.2 34.2 17.000 400 43.000 35.3 33.3 14.000 500 49.000 33.8 31.8 14.000 18.000 Premise Cable Electrical Table 2: Freq. (MHz) Input (Unfitted) Imp. (Ohms) Fitted Impedance Min. ELFEXT (dB) Min. PSELFEXT (dB) 1 100 12 100 15 67.8 64.8 4 100 12 100 15 55.7 52.7 8 100 12 100 15 49.7 46.7 10 100 12 100 15 47.8 44.8 16 100 12 100 8 43.7 40.7 20 100 12 100 8 41.7 38.7 25 100 15 100 8 39.8 36.8 31.25 100 15 100 8 37.9 34.9 62.5 100 15 100 8 31.8 28.8 100 100 15 100 8 27.8 24.8 155 100 15 100 8 23.9 20.9 200 100 15 100 8 21.7 18.7 250 100 20 100 8 19.8 16.8 300 100 20 100 8 18.2 15.2 310 100 20 100 8 17.9 14.9 350 100 22 100 8 16.9 13.9 400 100 32 100 8 15.7 12.7 500 100 32 100 8 13.8 10.8 Notes (Overall) Notes: US Patent #'s 5606151; 5734126; 5821467 **Values above 350 MHz are information only. Operating temperatures are subject to length de-rating. Cable passes -40C Cold Bend per UL 1581. Page 3 of 4 10-30-2013 Detailed Specifications & Technical Data METRIC MEASUREMENT VERSION 121872A Multi-Conductor - Category 6 DataTuff(R) Twisted Pair Cable Put Ups and Colors: Item # Putup Ship Weight Color 121872A J221000 305 MT 105.234 KG BLUE, STRONG Notes Item Desc 121872A 0081000 305 MT 105.234 KG GRAY CZ 4 PR 24 ARM PVC CABLE 121872A 0101000 305 MT 105.234 KG BLACK CZ 4 PR 24 ARM PVC CABLE 1872A ALUM ARMOR PVC Notes: C = CRATE REEL PUT-UP. Z = FINAL PUT-UP LENGTH MAY VARY (+ OR -) 10% FOR SPOOLS OR REELS AND(+ OR -) 5% FOR UNREEL CARTONS FROM LENGTH SHOWN. Revision Number: 11 Revision Date: 08-02-2013 (c) 2013 Belden, Inc All Rights Reserved. Although Belden makes every reasonable effort to ensure their accuracy at the time of this publication, information and specifications described herein are subject to error or omission and to change without notice, and the listing of such information and specifications does not ensure product availability. 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