520 Series CMP Cat 5e UTP Cable
TE520P
Description
TE Connectivity's 520 Series Enhanced Category 5e plenum cables feature the best in class AirES® technology. This patented
design saves as much as 32% of the available space in cable runs and is a key component of the TE structured cabling system.
Thesmaller diameter also saves space in the communications closet, reduces the amount of cable management accessories
required and lowers the risk associated with fire and smoke in the plenum space.
TE Connectivity Enhanced Category 5e (Cat5E) cables exceed ANSI/TIA-568-C.2 Enhanced Category 5 (Category 5e) and
ISO/IEC 11801 Class D performance requirements by significant margins, providing extra headroom for a more robust cabling
system. The TE Enhanced Category 5 System complies with all of the performance requirements for current and proposed
applications such as Gigabit Ethernet (1000BASE-Tx), 10 and 100BASE-Tx, token ring, 155 Mbps ATM, 100 Mbps TP-PMD, ISDN,
analog and digital video, and analog and digital voice (VoIP).
520 Series Category 5E cables are available in standard colors white, gray, blue and yellow. Packaging includes reel-in-a-box,
pull boxes and reels. Additional jacket colors are also available.
Specification
Horizontal cabling shall be 24 AWG, 4-pair UTP, NEC/NFPA CMP rated and be independently verified for compliance. Cable
jacketing shall be white, gray, blue or yellow and shall be lead-free. Individual conductors shall be 100% FEP insulated. Cable
shall be independently verified by ETL and shall exceed all ANSI/TIA and ISO Enhanced Category 5/Class D requirements as
well as meet the performance requirements listed in the table shown on page 2.
Cable performance shall be independently verified and characterized to 350MHz. Cable shall be supplied on reels, in pull boxes
or in a reel-in-a-box. Cable shall be independently verified for flammability by UL. Flammability shall comply to NEC article 800
and NFPA 262. Horizontal cable shall be TE Catalog part number TE520P-XXYY.
520 Series CMP Cat 5e UTP Cable Cut Sheet
TE520P
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PERFORMANCE DATA
FREQ
MHZ
FITTED IMPEDANCE
Ohms
INSERTION LOSS
dB/100m
RETURN LOSS
dB/100m
PAIR-PAIR NEXT
dB/100m
PSNEXT
dB/100m
Spec Max Spec Min Spec Min Spec Min Spec
1 100+/-5 1.9 2.0 33.1 20.0 79.8 65.3 78.1 62.3
4 100+/-3 3.7 4.1 30.1 22.9 72.4 56.3 67.9 53.3
8 100+/-3 5.3 5.8 32.7 24.5 64.4 51.8 63.5 48.8
10 100+/-3 6.0 6.5 31.4 25.0 63.7 50.3 62.4 47.3
16 100+/-3 7.6 8.2 37.0 25.0 61.4 47.2 59.7 44.2
20 100+/-3 8.6 9.3 37. 5 25.0 59.7 45.8 58.0 42.8
25 100+/-3 9.6 10.4 35.1 24.3 58.7 44.3 56.9 41.3
31.25 100+/-3 10.8 11.7 34.4 23.6 58.7 42.9 54.9 39.9
62.5 100+/-3 15.5 17.0 33.2 21.5 52.4 38.4 50.3 35.4
100 100+/-3 19.8 22.0 29.8 20.1 49.3 35.3 47.2 32.3
155 100+/-3 25.1 – 29.3 – 51.3 – 47.9 –
200 100+/-3 28.9 – 22.9 – 47.5 – 45.5 –
250 100+/-3 32.5 – 25.0 – 42.6 – 41.1 –
300 100+/-3 35.9 – 22.5 – 43.6 – 41.1 –
350 100+/-3 39.3 – 22.4 – 41.1 –39.6 –
PERFORMANCE DATA
FREQ
MHZ
PAIR-PAIR
ACR
dB/100m
PSACR
dB/100m
PAIR-PAIR
ACRF
dB/100m
PSACRF
dB/100m
Min Spec Min Spec Min Spec Min Spec
178.0 63.3 76.4 60.3 70.2 63.8 70.0 60.8
4 68.7 52.0 64.3 49.2 58.9 51.8 58.7 48.8
859.1 46.0 58.2 43.0 52.8 45.7 52.5 42.7
10 57.9 43.8 56.4 40.8 51.1 43.8 50.8 40.8
16 54.0 39.0 52.2 36.0 47.4 39.7 47.1 36.7
20 51.2 36.5 49.5 33.5 45.0 37.8 44.9 34.8
25 49.2 33.9 47.5 30.9 43.0 35.8 42.6 32.8
31.25 48.2 31.2 44.3 28.2 41.4 33.9 41.1 30.9
62.5 37.0 32.4 34.9 18.4 35.2 27.9 35.2 24.9
100 29.9 13.3 27. 9 10.3 32.0 23.8 31.7 20.8
155 26.7 – 23.6 – 28.7 – 28.6 –
200 19.6 – 16.9 – 27.4 –27. 3 –
250 10.9 – 9.4 – 25.8 – 25.4 –
300 8.6 – 6.1 – 24.4 – 23.8 –
350 2.5 – 0.8 – 22.8 – 22.1 –
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DATA SHEET
Tyco Electronics Corporation, a TE Connectivity Ltd. Company. All Rights Reserved.
312692AE 8/12 Revision © 2012
TE Connectivity, TE connectivity (logo), Tyco Electronics, TE (logo), AirES are trademarks of the TE Connectivity Ltd. family of companies
and its licensors.
While TE Connectivity has made every reasonable effort to ensure the accuracy of the information in this document, TEConnectivity does
not guarantee that it is error-free, nor does TE Connectivity make any other representation, warranty or guarantee that the information is
accurate, correct, reliable or current. TE Connectivity reserves the right to make any adjustments to the information contained herein at
any time without notice. TE Connectivity expressly disclaims all implied warranties regarding the information contained herein, including,
but not limited to, any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The dimensions in this document are
for reference purposes only and are subject to change without notice. Specifications are subject to change without notice. Consult
TEConnectivity for the latest dimensions and design specifications.
520 Series CMP Cat 5e UTP Cable Cut Sheet
TE520P
SPECIFICATIONS
Mutual Capacitance: 5.6 nF/100 m maximum
Conductor DC Resistance: 28.6 Ω/1000 ft (9.38 Ω/100 m) maximum
Voltage: 300 VDC
Delay Skew: 25ns/100m maximum
Propagation Delay: 538ns/100m maximum @ 100MHz
Nominal Velocity of Propagation: 76%
Operating Temperature: -20°C – 60°C (-4°F – 140°F)
Storage Temperature: -20°C – 80°C (-4°F – 176°F)
Installation Temperature: 5°C - 50°C (41°F - 122°F)
Bend Radius: 4 × cable diameter
Packaging: 1000ft (± 2%) Reel: 20 lbs/mft
1000ft (± 2%) Reel-in-a-Box: 23 lbs/mft
1000ft (± 2%) Pull Box: 20 lbs/mft
Materials: Conductors: 24 AWG, Solid Copper, (Ø.0201 nominal)
Insulation: 0.034 nominal, FEP (fluoropolymer)
Jacket: 0.175 nominal, LSPVC
Compliances: UL Subject 444
(UL)-C(UL) Type CMP
ICEA S-90-661
ETL Verified TIA-568-C.2 Category 5e Horizontal Cable Requirements
ISO/IEC 11801 Category 5e Horizontal Cable Requirements
2002/95/EC RoHS
ORDERING INFORMATION
Product Description Packaging Part Numbers
Category 5E UTP Cable, 350MHz, 4-Pair, Plenum (CMP) Rated
1000 ft Reel-in-box TE520P-XXRB
1000 ft Pull-box TE520P-XXII
1000 ft Reel TE520P-XX02
1000 ft Side-by-side TE520PX2-XX02
*Additional reel sizes available, please contact TE customer service.
The following jacket colors are available. Replace XX with:
BL= Blue WT=White GY=Gray YL=Yellow GN=Green
BK=Black RD=Red OR=Orange VT=Violet BN=Brow
Contact us:
Greensboro, NC
USA 27409-8420
Tel: 1-800-553-0938
Fax: 1-717-986-7406
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